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Household of William Harrison (born 1820, 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 Harrison and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Harrison, born in 1820 in Ferrybridge, Yorkshire, consisted of 9 members. William was the head of the household, widower. He had 2 children; Clara (born 1856 in Roundhay, Yorkshire, England) and Eliza (born 1855 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England). He had 2 grandchildren; Henry W (born 1866 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England) and Percival H (born 1879 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Son In Law, George W (born 1855 in Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England), William's Boarder, Mary (born 1834 in Leamington, Warwickshire, England), William's Boarder, George (born 1851 in Ireland) and William's Boarder, Charlotte (born 1855 in Louth, Lincolnshire, England).


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William Harrison's household

Male

William

Harrison

Head
Female

Clara

Harrison

Daughter
Female

Eliza

Cockcroft

Daughter
Male

George W

Cockcroft

Son In Law
Male

Henry W

Taylor

Grand Son
Female

Mary

Walker

Boarder
Male

Percival H

Cockcroft

Grand Son
Male

George

O'Leary Savage

Boarder
Female

Charlotte

Savage

Boarder
First name(s) William
Last name Harrison
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 61
Birth year 1820
Birth place Ferrybridge, Yorkshire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Harrison

Head

Widower

61

1820

Ferrybridge, Yorkshire, England

Clara

Harrison

Daughter

Single

25

1856

Roundhay, Yorkshire, England

Eliza

Cockcroft

Daughter

Married

26

1855

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

George W

Cockcroft

Son In Law

Married

26

1855

Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England

Henry W

Taylor

Grand Son

Single

15

1866

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Mary

Walker

Boarder

Widow

47

1834

Leamington, Warwickshire, England

Percival H

Cockcroft

Grand Son

Single

2

1879

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

George

O'Leary Savage

Boarder

Married

30

1851

Ireland

Charlotte

Savage

Boarder

Married

26

1855

Louth, Lincolnshire, England

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