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Household of William Holroyd (born 1838, 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 Holroyd and 11 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Holroyd, born in 1838 in Pontefract, Yorkshire, consisted of 12 members. William was the head of the household, married to Ann Holroyd, born in 1842 in Pontefract, Yorkshire, England. They had 9 children; Annie E (born 1863 in Pontefract, Yorkshire, England), Joseph B (born 1865 in Pontefract, Yorkshire, England), Emma (born 1867 in Pontefract, Yorkshire, England), Louis (born 1869 in Pontefract, Yorkshire, England), James W (born 1871 in Pontefract, Yorkshire, England), Henry (born 1872 in Pontefract, Yorkshire, England), Matilda (born 1874 in Pontefract, Yorkshire, England), Eliza (born 1876 in Pontefract, Yorkshire, England) and Polly (born 1879 in Pontefract, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Lodger, Augustus F Forster, born in 1847 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England.


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William Holroyd's household

Male

William

Holroyd

Head
Female

Ann

Holroyd

Wife
Female

Annie E

Holroyd

Daughter
Male

Joseph B

Holroyd

Son
Female

Emma

Holroyd

Daughter
Male

Louis

Holroyd

Son
Male

James W

Holroyd

Son
Male

Henry

Holroyd

Son
Female

Matilda

Holroyd

Daughter
Female

Eliza

Holroyd

Daughter
Female

Polly

Holroyd

Daughter
Male

Augustus F

Forster

Lodger
First name(s) William
Last name Holroyd
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Pontefract, Yorkshire, England

Household members (12 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Holroyd

Head

Married

43

1838

Pontefract, Yorkshire, England

Ann

Holroyd

Wife

Married

39

1842

Pontefract, Yorkshire, England

Annie E

Holroyd

Daughter

Single

18

1863

Pontefract, Yorkshire, England

Joseph B

Holroyd

Son

Single

16

1865

Pontefract, Yorkshire, England

Emma

Holroyd

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Pontefract, Yorkshire, England

Louis

Holroyd

Son

Single

12

1869

Pontefract, Yorkshire, England

James W

Holroyd

Son

Single

10

1871

Pontefract, Yorkshire, England

Henry

Holroyd

Son

Single

9

1872

Pontefract, Yorkshire, England

Matilda

Holroyd

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Pontefract, Yorkshire, England

Eliza

Holroyd

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Pontefract, Yorkshire, England

Polly

Holroyd

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Pontefract, Yorkshire, England

Augustus F

Forster

Lodger

Single

34

1847

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

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