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Household of William J Farr (born 1835, 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 J Farr and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William J Farr, born in 1835 in Pontefract, Yorkshire, consisted of 8 members. William J was the head of the household, married to Mary O Farr, born in 1839 in Pontefract, Yorkshire, England. They had 5 children; Mary L (born 1867 in Pontefract, Yorkshire, England), Charles W (born 1869 in Pontefract, Yorkshire, England), Alice E (born 1872 in Pontefract, Yorkshire, England), Anne S (born 1875 in Pontefract, Yorkshire, England) and William R (born 1878 in Pontefract, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William J's Servant, Jane Hanks, born in 1866 in Pontefract, Yorkshire, England.


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William J Farr's household

Male

William J

Farr

Head
Female

Mary O

Farr

Wife
Female

Mary L

Farr

Daughter
Male

Charles W

Farr

Son
Female

Alice E

Farr

Daughter
Female

Anne S

Farr

Daughter
Male

William R

Farr

Son
Female

Jane

Hanks

Servant
First name(s) William J
Last name Farr
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 46
Birth year 1835
Birth place Pontefract, Yorkshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William J

Farr

Head

Married

46

1835

Pontefract, Yorkshire, England

Mary O

Farr

Wife

Married

42

1839

Pontefract, Yorkshire, England

Mary L

Farr

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Pontefract, Yorkshire, England

Charles W

Farr

Son

Single

12

1869

Pontefract, Yorkshire, England

Alice E

Farr

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Pontefract, Yorkshire, England

Anne S

Farr

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Pontefract, Yorkshire, England

William R

Farr

Son

Single

3

1878

Pontefract, Yorkshire, England

Jane

Hanks

Servant

Single

15

1866

Pontefract, Yorkshire, England

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