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Household of William Speight (born 1841, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Skipton, 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 Speight and 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Speight, born in 1841 in Skipton, Yorkshire, consisted of 11 members. William was the head of the household, married to Alice Speight, born in 1839 in Northamptonshire, England. They had 8 children; Ada (born 1865 in Skipton, Yorkshire, England), Tom (born 1867 in Otley, Yorkshire, England), Harry (born 1869 in Otley, Yorkshire, England), Bertha (born 1870 in Otley, Yorkshire, England), Jane (born 1874 in Otley, Yorkshire, England), Sarah (born 1877 in Skipton, Yorkshire, England), Edith Alice (born 1871 in Skipton, Yorkshire, England) and Herbert (born 1881 in Skipton, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Mother, Elizabeth Speight, born in 1808 in Skipton, Yorkshire, England.


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William Speight's household

Male

William

Speight

Head
Female

Alice

Speight

Wife
Female

Ada

Speight

Daughter
Male

Tom

Speight

Son
Male

Harry

Speight

Son
Female

Bertha

Speight

Daughter
Female

Jane

Speight

Daughter
Female

Sarah

Speight

Daughter
Female

Edith Alice

Speight

Daughter
Male

Herbert

Speight

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Speight

Mother
First name(s) William
Last name Speight
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Skipton, Yorkshire, England

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Speight

Head

Married

40

1841

Skipton, Yorkshire, England

Alice

Speight

Wife

Married

42

1839

Northamptonshire, England

Ada

Speight

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Skipton, Yorkshire, England

Tom

Speight

Son

Single

14

1867

Otley, Yorkshire, England

Harry

Speight

Son

Single

12

1869

Otley, Yorkshire, England

Bertha

Speight

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Otley, Yorkshire, England

Jane

Speight

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Otley, Yorkshire, England

Sarah

Speight

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Skipton, Yorkshire, England

Edith Alice

Speight

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Skipton, Yorkshire, England

Herbert

Speight

Son

Single

0

1881

Skipton, Yorkshire, England

Elizabeth

Speight

Mother

Widow

73

1808

Skipton, Yorkshire, England

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