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Household of William H Paley (born 1839, 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 H Paley and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William H Paley, born in 1839 in Middleham, Yorkshire, consisted of 9 members. William H was the head of the household, married to Sarah A Paley, born in 1848 in Rochdale, Lancashire, England. They had 5 children; John H (born 1872 in Littleborough, Lancashire, England), William H (born 1873 in Littleborough, Yorkshire, England), Hettie (born 1876 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England), Margaret A (born 1878 in Chapeltown, Yorkshire, England) and Gertrude (born 1881 in Potternewton, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William H's Servant, Rebecca (born 1850 in Scarborough, Yorkshire, England) and William H's Servant, Janet (born 1856 in Yorkshire, England).


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William H Paley's household

Male

William H

Paley

Head
Female

Sarah A

Paley

Wife
Male

John H

Paley

Son
Male

William H

Paley

Son
Female

Hettie

Paley

Daughter
Female

Margaret A

Paley

Daughter
Female

Gertrude

Paley

Daughter
Female

Rebecca

Brown

Servant
Female

Janet

Ledger

Servant
First name(s) William H
Last name Paley
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Middleham, Yorkshire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William H

Paley

Head

Married

42

1839

Middleham, Yorkshire, England

Sarah A

Paley

Wife

Married

33

1848

Rochdale, Lancashire, England

John H

Paley

Son

Single

9

1872

Littleborough, Lancashire, England

William H

Paley

Son

Single

8

1873

Littleborough, Yorkshire, England

Hettie

Paley

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Margaret A

Paley

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Chapeltown, Yorkshire, England

Gertrude

Paley

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Potternewton, Yorkshire, England

Rebecca

Brown

Servant

Single

31

1850

Scarborough, Yorkshire, England

Janet

Ledger

Servant

Single

25

1856

Yorkshire, England

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