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Household of William Yearnshaw (born 1854, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bolton, Lancashire, 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 Yearnshaw and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Yearnshaw, born in 1854 in Halliwell, Lancashire, consisted of 5 members. William was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Yearnshaw, born in 1851 in Bolton, Lancashire, England. They had 2 children; James (born 1878 in Bolton, Lancashire, England) and John (born 1880 in Bolton, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Nephew, Thomas Crompton, born in 1857 in Bolton, Lancashire, England.


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William Yearnshaw's household

Male

William

Yearnshaw

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Yearnshaw

Wife
Male

James

Yearnshaw

Son
Male

John

Yearnshaw

Son
Male

Thomas

Crompton

Nephew
First name(s) William
Last name Yearnshaw
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 27
Birth year 1854
Birth place Halliwell, Lancashire, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Yearnshaw

Head

Married

27

1854

Halliwell, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Yearnshaw

Wife

Married

30

1851

Bolton, Lancashire, England

James

Yearnshaw

Son

Single

3

1878

Bolton, Lancashire, England

John

Yearnshaw

Son

Single

1

1880

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Thomas

Crompton

Nephew

Single

24

1857

Bolton, Lancashire, England

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