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Household of William Asquith (born 1841, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Pontefract, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), England

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The 1881 Census reveals a detailed snapshot of households in England, Wales and Scotland. The census was taken on April 3rd and the total population was recorded as 29,707,207.

William Asquith and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Asquith, born in 1841 in Pontefract, Yorkshire, consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, married to Emma Asquith, born in 1842 in Pontefract, Yorkshire, England. They had 4 children; George Henry (born 1866 in Pontefract, Yorkshire, England), Samuel (born 1868 in Pontefract, Yorkshire, England), Ada (born 1873 in Pontefract, Yorkshire, England) and Willie (born 1879 in Pontefract, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Visitor, Jane Longbottom, born in 1873 in Pontefract, Yorkshire, England.


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William Asquith's household

Male

William

Asquith

Head
Female

Emma

Asquith

Wife
Male

George Henry

Asquith

Son
Male

Samuel

Asquith

Son
Female

Ada

Asquith

Daughter
Male

Willie

Asquith

Son
Female

Jane

Longbottom

Visitor
First name(s) William
Last name Asquith
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Pontefract, Yorkshire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Asquith

Head

Married

40

1841

Pontefract, Yorkshire, England

Emma

Asquith

Wife

Married

39

1842

Pontefract, Yorkshire, England

George Henry

Asquith

Son

Single

15

1866

Pontefract, Yorkshire, England

Samuel

Asquith

Son

Single

13

1868

Pontefract, Yorkshire, England

Ada

Asquith

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Pontefract, Yorkshire, England

Willie

Asquith

Son

Single

2

1879

Pontefract, Yorkshire, England

Jane

Longbottom

Visitor

Single

8

1873

Pontefract, Yorkshire, England

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