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Household of William Backhouse (born 1817, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Sheffield, 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 Backhouse and 3 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Backhouse, born in 1817 in Chapeltown, Yorkshire, consisted of 4 members. William was the head of the household, widower. He had 2 children; Frederick (born 1842 in Wortley, Yorkshire, England) and Thomas (born 1852 in Manchester, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Boarder, Ann Hoole, born in 1829 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England.


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William Backhouse's household

Male

William

Backhouse

Head
Male

Frederick

Backhouse

Son
Male

Thomas

Backhouse

Son
Female

Ann

Hoole

Boarder
First name(s) William
Last name Backhouse
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 64
Birth year 1817
Birth place Chapeltown, Yorkshire, England

Household members (4 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Backhouse

Head

Widower

64

1817

Chapeltown, Yorkshire, England

Frederick

Backhouse

Son

Married

39

1842

Wortley, Yorkshire, England

Thomas

Backhouse

Son

Single

29

1852

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Ann

Hoole

Boarder

Widow

52

1829

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

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