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Household of William Fothergill (born 1840, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Leeds, 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 Fothergill and 11 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Fothergill, born in 1840 in Morley, Yorkshire, consisted of 12 members. William was the head of the household, married to Ann Fothergill, born in 1841 in Morley, Yorkshire, England. They had 9 children; David (born 1862 in Morley, Yorkshire, England), Joseph (born 1864 in Morley, Yorkshire, England), Harry (born 1866 in Morley, Yorkshire, England), Laura (born 1868 in Morley, Yorkshire, England), Willoughby (born 1870 in Morley, Yorkshire, England), John (born 1872 in Morley, Yorkshire, England), Thomas (born 1873 in Morley, Yorkshire, England), Rowland (born 1877 in Wakefield, Yorkshire, England) and Leonard (born 1879 in Wakefield, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Visitor, Lilly Dent, born in 1855 in Wakefield, Yorkshire, England.


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William Fothergill's household

Male

William

Fothergill

Head
Female

Ann

Fothergill

Wife
Male

David

Fothergill

Son
Male

Joseph

Fothergill

Son
Male

Harry

Fothergill

Son
Female

Laura

Fothergill

Daughter
Male

Willoughby

Fothergill

Son
Male

John

Fothergill

Son
Male

Thomas

Fothergill

Son
Male

Rowland

Fothergill

Son
Male

Leonard

Fothergill

Son
Female

Lilly

Dent

Visitor
First name(s) William
Last name Fothergill
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Morley, Yorkshire, England

Household members (12 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Fothergill

Head

Married

41

1840

Morley, Yorkshire, England

Ann

Fothergill

Wife

Married

40

1841

Morley, Yorkshire, England

David

Fothergill

Son

Single

19

1862

Morley, Yorkshire, England

Joseph

Fothergill

Son

Single

17

1864

Morley, Yorkshire, England

Harry

Fothergill

Son

Single

15

1866

Morley, Yorkshire, England

Laura

Fothergill

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Morley, Yorkshire, England

Willoughby

Fothergill

Son

Single

11

1870

Morley, Yorkshire, England

John

Fothergill

Son

Single

9

1872

Morley, Yorkshire, England

Thomas

Fothergill

Son

Single

8

1873

Morley, Yorkshire, England

Rowland

Fothergill

Son

Single

4

1877

Wakefield, Yorkshire, England

Leonard

Fothergill

Son

Single

2

1879

Wakefield, Yorkshire, England

Lilly

Dent

Visitor

Single

26

1855

Wakefield, Yorkshire, England

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