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Household of William Sylvester (born 1849, Nottinghamshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wortley, 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 Sylvester and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Sylvester, born in 1849 in Worksop, Nottinghamshire, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Sarah Sylvester, born in 1853 in Worksop, Nottinghamshire, England. They had 3 children; Betsy E (born 1875 in East Indies), Ernest (born 1878 in Stoney Middleton, Derbyshire, England) and Lily (born 1881 in Ecclesfield, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Father In Law, Charles (born 1822 in Worksop, Nottinghamshire, England), William's Sister In Law, Betsy (born 1859 in Worksop, Nottinghamshire, England) and William's Brother In Law, Arthur (born 1866 in Worksop, Nottinghamshire, England).


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William Sylvester's household

Male

William

Sylvester

Head
Female

Sarah

Sylvester

Wife
Female

Betsy E

Sylvester

Daughter
Male

Ernest

Sylvester

Son
Male

Charles

Adwick

Father In Law
Female

Betsy

Adwick

Sister In Law
Male

Arthur

Sylvester

Brother In Law
Female

Lily

Sylvester

Daughter
First name(s) William
Last name Sylvester
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 32
Birth year 1849
Birth place Worksop, Nottinghamshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Sylvester

Head

Married

32

1849

Worksop, Nottinghamshire, England

Sarah

Sylvester

Wife

Married

28

1853

Worksop, Nottinghamshire, England

Betsy E

Sylvester

Daughter

Single

6

1875

East Indies

Ernest

Sylvester

Son

Single

3

1878

Stoney Middleton, Derbyshire, England

Charles

Adwick

Father In Law

Widower

59

1822

Worksop, Nottinghamshire, England

Betsy

Adwick

Sister In Law

Single

22

1859

Worksop, Nottinghamshire, England

Arthur

Sylvester

Brother In Law

Single

15

1866

Worksop, Nottinghamshire, England

Lily

Sylvester

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Ecclesfield, Yorkshire, England

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