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Household of William E Major (born 1848, Surrey)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Scarborough, 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 E Major and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William E Major, born in 1848 in Lambeth, Surrey, consisted of 8 members. William E was the head of the household, married to Alice Major, born in 1848 in Scarborough, Yorkshire, England. They had 4 children; Annie D (born 1874 in Middlesbrough, Yorkshire, England), Elizabeth (born 1877 in Scarborough, Yorkshire, England), Ernest A (born 1879 in Scarborough, Yorkshire, England) and Charles C (born 1881 in Scarborough, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William E's Father In Law, Robert (born 1819 in Scarborough, Yorkshire, England) and William E's Mother In Law, Eleanor (born 1821 in Scarborough, Yorkshire, England).


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William E Major's household

Male

William E

Major

Head
Female

Alice

Major

Wife
Female

Annie D

Major

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Major

Daughter
Male

Ernest A

Major

Son
Male

Charles C

Major

Son
Male

Robert

Duncarson

Father In Law
Female

Eleanor

Duncarson

Mother In Law
First name(s) William E
Last name Major
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 33
Birth year 1848
Birth place Lambeth, Surrey, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William E

Major

Head

Married

33

1848

Lambeth, Surrey, England

Alice

Major

Wife

Married

33

1848

Scarborough, Yorkshire, England

Annie D

Major

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Middlesbrough, Yorkshire, England

Elizabeth

Major

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Scarborough, Yorkshire, England

Ernest A

Major

Son

Single

2

1879

Scarborough, Yorkshire, England

Charles C

Major

Son

Single

0

1881

Scarborough, Yorkshire, England

Robert

Duncarson

Father In Law

Married

62

1819

Scarborough, Yorkshire, England

Eleanor

Duncarson

Mother In Law

Married

60

1821

Scarborough, Yorkshire, England

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