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Household of William Major (born 1830, Surrey)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Sherborne, Dorset, 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 Major and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Major, born in 1830 in Weybridge, Surrey, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Emma Major, born in 1841 in Chertsey, Surrey, England. They had 6 children; Alice (born 1865 in Sherborne, Dorset, England), Henry C (born 1869 in Sherborne, Dorset, England), Harriet S (born 1872 in Sherborne, Dorset, England), Arthur J (born 1874 in Sherborne, Dorset, England), Alfred P (born 1876 in Sherborne, Dorset, England) and Edith (born 1879 in Sherborne, Dorset, England).


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William Major's household

Male

William

Major

Head
Female

Emma

Major

Wife
Female

Alice

Major

Daughter
Male

Henry C

Major

Son
Female

Harriet S

Major

Daughter
Male

Arthur J

Major

Son
Male

Alfred P

Major

Son
Female

Edith

Major

Daughter
First name(s) William
Last name Major
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 51
Birth year 1830
Birth place Weybridge, Surrey, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Major

Head

Married

51

1830

Weybridge, Surrey, England

Emma

Major

Wife

Married

40

1841

Chertsey, Surrey, England

Alice

Major

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Sherborne, Dorset, England

Henry C

Major

Son

Single

12

1869

Sherborne, Dorset, England

Harriet S

Major

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Sherborne, Dorset, England

Arthur J

Major

Son

Single

7

1874

Sherborne, Dorset, England

Alfred P

Major

Son

Single

5

1876

Sherborne, Dorset, England

Edith

Major

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Sherborne, Dorset, England

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