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Household of James Hillyard (born 1831, Bedfordshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Leicester, Leicestershire, 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.

James Hillyard and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Hillyard, born in 1831 in Shillington, Bedfordshire, consisted of 8 members. James was the head of the household, married to Mary Hillyard, born in 1832 in Shillington, Bedfordshire, England. They had 2 children; Ephraim (born 1852 in Shillington, Bedfordshire, England) and Eliza (born 1850 in Shillington, Bedfordshire, England). They had 2 grandchildren; Samuel (born 1872 in Shillington, Leicestershire, England) and Elizabeth (born 1874 in Shillington, Bedfordshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Mother In Law, Elizabeth (born 1805 in Shillington, Bedfordshire, England) and James's Lodger, Martha (born 1866 in Shillington, Bedfordshire, England).


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James Hillyard's household

Male

James

Hillyard

Head
Female

Mary

Hillyard

Wife
Female

Elizabeth

Cox

Mother In Law
Male

Ephraim

Hillyard

Son
Female

Eliza

Hillyard

Daughter
Male

Samuel

Hillyard

Grand Son
Female

Elizabeth

Hillyard

Grand Daughter
Female

Martha

Twydel

Lodger
First name(s) James
Last name Hillyard
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 50
Birth year 1831
Birth place Shillington, Bedfordshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Hillyard

Head

Married

50

1831

Shillington, Bedfordshire, England

Mary

Hillyard

Wife

Married

49

1832

Shillington, Bedfordshire, England

Elizabeth

Cox

Mother In Law

Widow

76

1805

Shillington, Bedfordshire, England

Ephraim

Hillyard

Son

Married

29

1852

Shillington, Bedfordshire, England

Eliza

Hillyard

Daughter

Married

31

1850

Shillington, Bedfordshire, England

Samuel

Hillyard

Grand Son

Single

9

1872

Shillington, Leicestershire, England

Elizabeth

Hillyard

Grand Daughter

Single

7

1874

Shillington, Bedfordshire, England

Martha

Twydel

Lodger

Single

15

1866

Shillington, Bedfordshire, England

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