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Household of William Dent (born 1847, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Leyburn, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (North 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 Dent and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Dent, born in 1847 in Leyburn, Yorkshire, consisted of 10 members. William was the head of the household, married to Margaret E Dent, born in 1857 in Skeeby, Yorkshire, England. They had 1 child; Mary E, born 1881 in Leyburn, Yorkshire, England.
During the period, also present in the household were William's Nephew, John F (born 1857 in Leyburn, Yorkshire, England), William's Apprentice, James (born 1861 in Askrigg, Yorkshire, England), William's Apprentice, Jeffery (born 1861 in Hawes, Yorkshire, England), William's Apprentice, John (born 1864 in Carperby, Yorkshire, England), William's Servant, Frank (born 1863 in Sedbusk, Yorkshire, England), William's Servant, Mary (born 1861 in Carlton, Yorkshire, England) and William's Servant, Jane (born 1864 in Bedale, Yorkshire, England).


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William Dent's household

Male

William

Dent

Head
Female

Margaret E

Dent

Wife
Female

Mary E

Dent

Daughter
Male

John F

Dent

Nephew
Male

James

Chapman

Apprentice
Male

Jeffery

Spencer

Apprentice
Male

John

Raw

Apprentice
Male

Frank

Clapham

Servant
Female

Mary

Bell

Servant
Female

Jane

Spence

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Dent
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Leyburn, Yorkshire, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Dent

Head

Married

34

1847

Leyburn, Yorkshire, England

Margaret E

Dent

Wife

Married

24

1857

Skeeby, Yorkshire, England

Mary E

Dent

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Leyburn, Yorkshire, England

John F

Dent

Nephew

Single

24

1857

Leyburn, Yorkshire, England

James

Chapman

Apprentice

Single

20

1861

Askrigg, Yorkshire, England

Jeffery

Spencer

Apprentice

Single

20

1861

Hawes, Yorkshire, England

John

Raw

Apprentice

Single

17

1864

Carperby, Yorkshire, England

Frank

Clapham

Servant

Single

18

1863

Sedbusk, Yorkshire, England

Mary

Bell

Servant

Single

20

1861

Carlton, Yorkshire, England

Jane

Spence

Servant

Single

17

1864

Bedale, Yorkshire, England

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