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Household of William Sly (born 1818, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Sunderland, Durham, 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 Sly and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Sly, born in 1818 in York, Yorkshire, consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, widower. He had 1 child; Ann, born 1844 in York, Yorkshire, England. He had 4 grandchildren; Mary (born 1867 in Sunderland, Durham, England), Mary Jane (born 1875 in Sunderland, Durham, England), Walter (born 1878 in Sunderland, Durham, England) and Mary (born 1881 in Sunderland, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Son Law, John Kerry, born in 1840 in Sunderland, Durham, England.


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William Sly's household

Male

William

Sly

Head
Male

John

Kerry

Son Law
Female

Ann

Kerry

Daughter
Female

Mary

Kerry

Grand Daughter
Female

Mary Jane

Sly

Grand Daughter
Male

Walter

Jermanson

Grand Son
Female

Mary

Jermanson

Grand Daughter
First name(s) William
Last name Sly
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 63
Birth year 1818
Birth place York, Yorkshire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Sly

Head

Widower

63

1818

York, Yorkshire, England

John

Kerry

Son Law

Married

41

1840

Sunderland, Durham, England

Ann

Kerry

Daughter

Single

37

1844

York, Yorkshire, England

Mary

Kerry

Grand Daughter

Single

14

1867

Sunderland, Durham, England

Mary Jane

Sly

Grand Daughter

Single

6

1875

Sunderland, Durham, England

Walter

Jermanson

Grand Son

Single

3

1878

Sunderland, Durham, England

Mary

Jermanson

Grand Daughter

Single

0

1881

Sunderland, Durham, England

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