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Household of William Harry Day (born 1840, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Holborn, London,Middlesex, 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 Harry Day and 11 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Harry Day, born in 1840 in Wakefield, Yorkshire, consisted of 12 members. William Harry was the head of the household, married to Matilda Emma Day, born in 1840 in Cheshire, England. They had 7 children; Jocelyn Harry (born 1870 in Wakefield, Yorkshire, England), Lilian Gertrude (born 1871 in Wakefield, Yorkshire, England), Percival Langston (born 1872 in Clerkenwell, Middlesex, England), Selwyn Mitchell (born 1873 in Clerkenwell, Middlesex, England), Stephen Langston (born 1875 in Clerkenwell, Middlesex, England), Claudia Constance (born 1878 in Clerkenwell, Middlesex, England) and Matilda Beatrice (born 1881 in Clerkenwell, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William Harry's Assistant, Harry Montague (born 1858 in Horsham, Surrey, England), William Harry's Servant, Elizabeth T (born 1861 in Stoke Newington, Middlesex, England) and William Harry's Servant, Emily (born 1860 in Lancashire, England).


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William Harry Day's household

Male

William Harry

Day

Head
Female

Matilda Emma

Day

Wife
Male

Jocelyn Harry

Day

Son
Female

Lilian Gertrude

Day

Daughter
Male

Percival Langston

Day

Son
Male

Selwyn Mitchell

Day

Son
Male

Stephen Langston

Day

Son
Female

Claudia Constance

Day

Daughter
Female

Matilda Beatrice

Day

Daughter
Male

Harry Montague

Duncan

Assistant
Female

Elizabeth T

Buckingham

Servant
Female

Emily

Ashley

Servant
First name(s) William Harry
Last name Day
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Wakefield, Yorkshire, England

Household members (12 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William Harry

Day

Head

Married

41

1840

Wakefield, Yorkshire, England

Matilda Emma

Day

Wife

Married

41

1840

Cheshire, England

Jocelyn Harry

Day

Son

Single

11

1870

Wakefield, Yorkshire, England

Lilian Gertrude

Day

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Wakefield, Yorkshire, England

Percival Langston

Day

Son

Single

9

1872

Clerkenwell, Middlesex, England

Selwyn Mitchell

Day

Son

Single

8

1873

Clerkenwell, Middlesex, England

Stephen Langston

Day

Son

Single

6

1875

Clerkenwell, Middlesex, England

Claudia Constance

Day

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Clerkenwell, Middlesex, England

Matilda Beatrice

Day

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Clerkenwell, Middlesex, England

Harry Montague

Duncan

Assistant

Single

23

1858

Horsham, Surrey, England

Elizabeth T

Buckingham

Servant

Single

20

1861

Stoke Newington, Middlesex, England

Emily

Ashley

Servant

Single

21

1860

Lancashire, England

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