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Household of William Mortimer (born 1850, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wakefield, 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 Mortimer and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Mortimer, born in 1850 in Wakefield, Yorkshire, consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Mortimer, born in 1856 in Wakefield, Yorkshire, England. They had 3 children; Mary Ann (born 1874 in Sharlston, Yorkshire, England), George (born 1876 in Sharlston, Yorkshire, England) and Hannah (born 1879 in Sharlston, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Visitor, Alberta (born 1865 in Barnsley, Yorkshire, England) and William's Lodger, Robert (born 1851 in Stanley, Yorkshire, England).


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William Mortimer's household

Male

William

Mortimer

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Mortimer

Wife
Female

Mary Ann

Mortimer

Daughter
Male

George

Mortimer

Son
Female

Hannah

Mortimer

Daughter
Male

Alberta

Taylor

Visitor
Male

Robert

Graham

Lodger
First name(s) William
Last name Mortimer
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 31
Birth year 1850
Birth place Wakefield, Yorkshire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Mortimer

Head

Married

31

1850

Wakefield, Yorkshire, England

Elizabeth

Mortimer

Wife

Married

25

1856

Wakefield, Yorkshire, England

Mary Ann

Mortimer

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Sharlston, Yorkshire, England

George

Mortimer

Son

Single

5

1876

Sharlston, Yorkshire, England

Hannah

Mortimer

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Sharlston, Yorkshire, England

Alberta

Taylor

Visitor

Single

16

1865

Barnsley, Yorkshire, England

Robert

Graham

Lodger

Single

30

1851

Stanley, Yorkshire, England

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