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Household of William Handly (born 1839)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Dewsbury, 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 Handly and 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Handly, born in 1839 in , consisted of 11 members. William was the head of the household, married to Mary Handly, born in 1841 in Ireland. They had 8 children; John (born 1860 in Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England), Thomas (born 1861 in Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England), Mary (born 1863 in Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England), William (born 1867 in Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England), Patrick (born 1869 in Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England), Ann (born 1872 in Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England), Sarah (born 1874 in Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England) and James (born 1879 in Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Lodge, Edward Moorn, born in 1863 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England.


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William Handly's household

Male

William

Handly

Head
Female

Mary

Handly

Wife
Male

John

Handly

Son
Male

Thomas

Handly

Son
Female

Mary

Handly

Daughter
Male

William

Handly

Son
Male

Patrick

Handly

Son
Female

Ann

Handly

Daughter
Female

Sarah

Handly

Daughter
Male

James

Handly

Son
Male

Edward

Moorn

Lodge
First name(s) William
Last name Handly
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Ireland

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Handly

Head

Married

42

1839

Ireland

Mary

Handly

Wife

Married

40

1841

Ireland

John

Handly

Son

Single

21

1860

Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England

Thomas

Handly

Son

Single

20

1861

Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England

Mary

Handly

Daughter

Single

18

1863

Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England

William

Handly

Son

Single

14

1867

Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England

Patrick

Handly

Son

Single

12

1869

Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England

Ann

Handly

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England

Sarah

Handly

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England

James

Handly

Son

Single

2

1879

Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England

Edward

Moorn

Lodge

Single

18

1863

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

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