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Household of William Speight (born 1841, 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 1841 in Yorkshire, consisted of 9 members. William was the head of the household, married to Sarah Speight, born in 1843 in Brotherton, Yorkshire, England. They had 7 children; Albert (born 1868 in Methley, Yorkshire, England), Jane Ann (born 1870 in Methley, Yorkshire, England), Sarah Ann (born 1872 in Methley, Yorkshire, England), Ben (born 1874 in Methley, Yorkshire, England), Matthew (born 1876 in Methley, Yorkshire, England), Rosetta (born 1878 in Methley, Yorkshire, England) and Henry (born 1880 in Methley, Yorkshire, England).


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William Speight's household

Male

William

Speight

Head
Female

Sarah

Speight

Wife
Male

Albert

Speight

Son
Female

Jane Ann

Speight

Daughter
Female

Sarah Ann

Speight

Daughter
Male

Ben

Speight

Son
Male

Matthew

Speight

Son
Female

Rosetta

Speight

Daughter
Male

Henry

Speight

Son
First name(s) William
Last name Speight
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place 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

40

1841

Yorkshire, England

Sarah

Speight

Wife

Married

38

1843

Brotherton, Yorkshire, England

Albert

Speight

Son

Single

13

1868

Methley, Yorkshire, England

Jane Ann

Speight

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Methley, Yorkshire, England

Sarah Ann

Speight

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Methley, Yorkshire, England

Ben

Speight

Son

Single

7

1874

Methley, Yorkshire, England

Matthew

Speight

Son

Single

5

1876

Methley, Yorkshire, England

Rosetta

Speight

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Methley, Yorkshire, England

Henry

Speight

Son

Single

1

1880

Methley, Yorkshire, England

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