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Household of William Wailes (born 1830, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in York, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (East 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 Wailes and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Wailes, born in 1830 in Leeds, Yorkshire, consisted of 9 members. William was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Y Wailes, born in 1830 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England. They had 2 children; Sybil (born 1872 in Harrogate, Yorkshire, England) and Hilda (born 1875 in Harrogate, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Visitor, Anne (born 1833 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England), William's Servant, Eliza (born 1842 in Scarborough, Yorkshire, England), William's Servant, Lucy (born 1860 in Devon, England), William's Servant, Anne Maria (born 1857 in Knaresborough, Yorkshire, England) and William's Servant, Mary Jane (born 1865 in York, Yorkshire, England).


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William Wailes's household

Male

William

Wailes

Head
Female

Elizabeth Y

Wailes

Wife
Female

Sybil

Wailes

Daughter
Female

Hilda

Wailes

Daughter
Female

Anne

Lawton

Visitor
Female

Eliza

Smith

Servant
Female

Lucy

Elliott

Servant
Female

Anne Maria

Benson

Servant
Female

Mary Jane

Williamson

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Wailes
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 51
Birth year 1830
Birth place Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Wailes

Head

Married

51

1830

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Elizabeth Y

Wailes

Wife

Married

51

1830

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Sybil

Wailes

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Harrogate, Yorkshire, England

Hilda

Wailes

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Harrogate, Yorkshire, England

Anne

Lawton

Visitor

Widow

48

1833

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Eliza

Smith

Servant

Widow

39

1842

Scarborough, Yorkshire, England

Lucy

Elliott

Servant

Single

21

1860

Devon, England

Anne Maria

Benson

Servant

Single

24

1857

Knaresborough, Yorkshire, England

Mary Jane

Williamson

Servant

Single

16

1865

York, Yorkshire, England

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