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Household of William Byer (born 1837, Kent)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Easington, Durham, 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 Byer and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Byer, born in 1837 in Wilmington, Kent, consisted of 10 members. William was the head of the household, married to Helen Byer, born in 1839 in Shincliffe, Durham, England. They had 5 children; Elizabeth (born 1867 in Seaham, Durham, England), Isabell F (born 1870 in Seaham, Durham, England), Emily (born 1873 in Seaham, Durham, England), Jemima (born 1876 in Seaham, Durham, England) and Martha (born 1880 in Seaham, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Niece, Sarah (born 1872 in Woolwich, Kent, England), William's Relative, John (born 1814 in Scotland) and William's Relative, John (born 1861 in Seaham, Durham, England).


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William Byer's household

Male

William

Byer

Head
Female

Helen

Byer

Wife
Female

Elizabeth

Byer

Daughter
Female

Isabell F

Byer

Daughter
Female

Emily

Byer

Daughter
Female

Jemima

Byer

Daughter
Female

Martha

Byer

Daughter
Female

Sarah

Byer

Niece
Male

John

Formby

Relative
Male

John

Chaytor

Relative
First name(s) William
Last name Byer
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 44
Birth year 1837
Birth place Wilmington, Kent, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Byer

Head

Married

44

1837

Wilmington, Kent, England

Helen

Byer

Wife

Married

42

1839

Shincliffe, Durham, England

Elizabeth

Byer

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Seaham, Durham, England

Isabell F

Byer

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Seaham, Durham, England

Emily

Byer

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Seaham, Durham, England

Jemima

Byer

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Seaham, Durham, England

Martha

Byer

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Seaham, Durham, England

Sarah

Byer

Niece

Single

9

1872

Woolwich, Kent, England

John

Formby

Relative

Single

67

1814

Scotland

John

Chaytor

Relative

Single

20

1861

Seaham, Durham, England

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