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Household of William Speight (born 1840, 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 Speight and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Speight, born in 1840 in Askern, Yorkshire, consisted of 9 members. William was the head of the household, married to Sarah Ann Speight, born in 1844 in Glass Houghton, Yorkshire, England. They had 7 children; Elizabeth (born 1865 in Glass Houghton, Yorkshire, England), Fred (born 1868 in Glass Houghton, Yorkshire, England), Martha (born 1870 in Glass Houghton, Yorkshire, England), John Wm (born 1873 in Glass Houghton, Yorkshire, England), Harriet (born 1876 in Glass Houghton, Yorkshire, England), Edith (born 1878 in Allerton Bywater, Yorkshire, England) and George (born 1881 in Barnsley, Yorkshire, England).


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William Speight's household

Male

William

Speight

Head
Female

Sarah Ann

Speight

Wife
Female

Elizabeth

Speight

Daughter
Male

Fred

Speight

Son
Female

Martha

Speight

Daughter
Male

John Wm

Speight

Son
Female

Harriet

Speight

Daughter
Female

Edith

Speight

Daughter
Male

George

Speight

Son
First name(s) William
Last name Speight
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Askern, Yorkshire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Speight

Head

Married

41

1840

Askern, Yorkshire, England

Sarah Ann

Speight

Wife

Married

37

1844

Glass Houghton, Yorkshire, England

Elizabeth

Speight

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Glass Houghton, Yorkshire, England

Fred

Speight

Son

Single

13

1868

Glass Houghton, Yorkshire, England

Martha

Speight

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Glass Houghton, Yorkshire, England

John Wm

Speight

Son

Single

8

1873

Glass Houghton, Yorkshire, England

Harriet

Speight

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Glass Houghton, Yorkshire, England

Edith

Speight

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Allerton Bywater, Yorkshire, England

George

Speight

Son

Single

0

1881

Barnsley, Yorkshire, England

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