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Household of William Hewitt (born 1849, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Pontefract, 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 Hewitt and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Hewitt, born in 1849 in Swillington, Yorkshire, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Ruth Hewitt, born in 1850 in Bramham, Yorkshire, England. They had 4 children; Herbert (born 1876 in Swillington, Yorkshire, England), Alfred (born 1878 in Swillington, Yorkshire, England), William (born 1879 in Swillington, Yorkshire, England) and Edward A (born 1881 in Ackton, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Servant, Tom (born 1858 in Thorner, Yorkshire, England) and William's Servant, Mary A (born 1866 in Luddington, Yorkshire, England).


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William Hewitt's household

Male

William

Hewitt

Head
Female

Ruth

Hewitt

Wife
Male

Herbert

Hewitt

Son
Male

Alfred

Hewitt

Son
Male

William

Hewitt

Son
Male

Edward A

Hewitt

Son
Male

Tom

Fawcett

Servant
Female

Mary A

Jarvis

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Hewitt
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 32
Birth year 1849
Birth place Swillington, Yorkshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Hewitt

Head

Married

32

1849

Swillington, Yorkshire, England

Ruth

Hewitt

Wife

Married

31

1850

Bramham, Yorkshire, England

Herbert

Hewitt

Son

Single

5

1876

Swillington, Yorkshire, England

Alfred

Hewitt

Son

Single

3

1878

Swillington, Yorkshire, England

William

Hewitt

Son

Single

2

1879

Swillington, Yorkshire, England

Edward A

Hewitt

Son

Single

0

1881

Ackton, Yorkshire, England

Tom

Fawcett

Servant

Single

23

1858

Thorner, Yorkshire, England

Mary A

Jarvis

Servant

Single

15

1866

Luddington, Yorkshire, England

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