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Household of William Wainwright (born 1805, 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 Wainwright and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Wainwright, born in 1805 in Castleford, Yorkshire, consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, married to Ann Wainwright, born in 1803 in York, Yorkshire, England. They had 1 child; Ann, born 1835 in York, Yorkshire, England. They had 2 grandchildren; Eliza (born 1861 in Castleford, Yorkshire, England) and Ada Ann (born 1862 in Castleford, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Visitor, Thomas (born 1849 in Hayle, Cornwall, England) and William's Boarder, Elizabeth (born 1837 in Castleford, Yorkshire, England).


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William Wainwright's household

Male

William

Wainwright

Head
Female

Ann

Wainwright

Wife
Female

Ann

Illingworth

Daughter
Female

Eliza

Illingworth

Grand Daughter
Female

Ada Ann

Illingworth

Grand Daughter
Male

Thomas

Roach

Visitor
Female

Elizabeth

Wainwright

Boarder
First name(s) William
Last name Wainwright
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 76
Birth year 1805
Birth place Castleford, Yorkshire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Wainwright

Head

Married

76

1805

Castleford, Yorkshire, England

Ann

Wainwright

Wife

Married

78

1803

York, Yorkshire, England

Ann

Illingworth

Daughter

Married

46

1835

York, Yorkshire, England

Eliza

Illingworth

Grand Daughter

Single

20

1861

Castleford, Yorkshire, England

Ada Ann

Illingworth

Grand Daughter

Single

19

1862

Castleford, Yorkshire, England

Thomas

Roach

Visitor

Single

32

1849

Hayle, Cornwall, England

Elizabeth

Wainwright

Boarder

Single

44

1837

Castleford, Yorkshire, England

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