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Household of William Butler (born 1844, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Dewsbury, 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 Butler and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Butler, born in 1844 in Hull, Yorkshire, consisted of 9 members. William was the head of the household, married to Mary A Butler, born in 1843 in Louth, Lincolnshire, England. They had 6 children; William H (born 1870 in Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England), Alice J (born 1872 in Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England), Edith Ann (born 1874 in Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England), Hannah E (born 1876 in Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England), George H (born 1878 in Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England) and Emma L (born 1880 in Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Lodger, James Lewis, born in 1815 in Ireland.


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William Butler's household

Male

William

Butler

Head
Female

Mary A

Butler

Wife
Male

William H

Butler

Son
Female

Alice J

Butler

Daughter
Female

Edith Ann

Butler

Daughter
Female

Hannah E

Butler

Daughter
Male

George H

Butler

Son
Female

Emma L

Butler

Daughter
Male

James

Lewis

Lodger
First name(s) William
Last name Butler
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place Hull, Yorkshire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Butler

Head

Married

37

1844

Hull, Yorkshire, England

Mary A

Butler

Wife

Married

38

1843

Louth, Lincolnshire, England

William H

Butler

Son

Single

11

1870

Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England

Alice J

Butler

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England

Edith Ann

Butler

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England

Hannah E

Butler

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England

George H

Butler

Son

Single

3

1878

Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England

Emma L

Butler

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England

James

Lewis

Lodger

Widower

66

1815

Ireland

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