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Household of William Harper (born 1852, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Barnsley, 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 Harper and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Harper, born in 1852 in Ardsley, Yorkshire, consisted of 9 members. William was the head of the household, married to Mary Ann Harper, born in 1857 in Monk Bretton, Yorkshire, England. They had 3 children; Caroline (born 1876 in Monk Bretton, Yorkshire, England), Emily (born 1878 in Monk Bretton, Yorkshire, England) and John Chas (born 1880 in Ardsley, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Father In Law, James (born 1831 in Yorkshire, England), William's Brother In Law, Tom Hy (born 1862 in Yorkshire, England), William's Brother In Law, John Chas (born 1868 in Yorkshire, England) and William's Sister In Law, Elizabeth (born 1871 in Yorkshire, England).


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William Harper's household

Male

William

Harper

Head
Female

Mary Ann

Harper

Wife
Female

Caroline

Harper

Daughter
Female

Emily

Harper

Daughter
Male

John Chas

Harper

Son
Male

James

Harstone

Father In Law
Male

Tom Hy

Harstone

Brother In Law
Male

John Chas

Harstone

Brother In Law
Female

Elizabeth

Harstone

Sister In Law
First name(s) William
Last name Harper
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 29
Birth year 1852
Birth place Ardsley, Yorkshire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Harper

Head

Married

29

1852

Ardsley, Yorkshire, England

Mary Ann

Harper

Wife

Married

24

1857

Monk Bretton, Yorkshire, England

Caroline

Harper

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Monk Bretton, Yorkshire, England

Emily

Harper

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Monk Bretton, Yorkshire, England

John Chas

Harper

Son

Single

1

1880

Ardsley, Yorkshire, England

James

Harstone

Father In Law

Widower

50

1831

Yorkshire, England

Tom Hy

Harstone

Brother In Law

Single

19

1862

Yorkshire, England

John Chas

Harstone

Brother In Law

Single

13

1868

Yorkshire, England

Elizabeth

Harstone

Sister In Law

Single

10

1871

Yorkshire, England

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