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Household of William Harrison (born 1842, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Skirlaugh, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (East 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 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Harrison, born in 1842 in Kilnwick, Yorkshire, consisted of 5 members. William was the head of the household, married to Mary J Harrison, born in 1851 in Whitby, Yorkshire, England. They had 2 children; Mary J (born 1873 in Knaresborough, Yorkshire, England) and John T (born 1880 in Seaton, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Lodger, Richard Gorbert, born in 1804 in Seaton, Yorkshire, England.


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William Harrison's household

Male

William

Harrison

Head
Female

Mary J

Harrison

Wife
Female

Mary J

Shelton

Daughter
Male

John T

Harrison

Son
Male

Richard

Gorbert

Lodger
First name(s) William
Last name Harrison
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Kilnwick, Yorkshire, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

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William

Harrison

Head

Married

39

1842

Kilnwick, Yorkshire, England

Mary J

Harrison

Wife

Married

30

1851

Whitby, Yorkshire, England

Mary J

Shelton

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Knaresborough, Yorkshire, England

John T

Harrison

Son

Single

1

1880

Seaton, Yorkshire, England

Richard

Gorbert

Lodger

Single

77

1804

Seaton, Yorkshire, England

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