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Household of John Bedford (born 1842, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Halifax, 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.

John Bedford and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Bedford, born in 1842 in Blacktoft, Yorkshire, consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Bedford, born in 1832 in Yorkshire, England. They had 4 children; Thomas (born 1867 in Brighouse, Yorkshire, England), Hannah (born 1871 in Brighouse, Yorkshire, England), Arthur (born 1873 in Brighouse, Yorkshire, England) and William (born 1877 in Brighouse, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Lodger, Abraham (born 1855 in Rastrick, Yorkshire, England), John's Lodger, James H (born 1856 in Brighouse, Yorkshire, England) and John's Lodger, Elizabeth (born 1860 in Rastrick, Yorkshire, England).


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John Bedford's household

Male

John

Bedford

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Bedford

Wife
Male

Thomas

Bedford

Son
Female

Hannah

Bedford

Daughter
Male

Arthur

Bedford

Son
Male

William

Bedford

Son
Male

Abraham

Holdroyd

Lodger
Male

James H

Cockcroft

Lodger
Female

Elizabeth

Cockcroft

Lodger
First name(s) John
Last name Bedford
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Blacktoft, Yorkshire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Bedford

Head

Married

39

1842

Blacktoft, Yorkshire, England

Elizabeth

Bedford

Wife

Married

49

1832

Yorkshire, England

Thomas

Bedford

Son

Single

14

1867

Brighouse, Yorkshire, England

Hannah

Bedford

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Brighouse, Yorkshire, England

Arthur

Bedford

Son

Single

8

1873

Brighouse, Yorkshire, England

William

Bedford

Son

Single

4

1877

Brighouse, Yorkshire, England

Abraham

Holdroyd

Lodger

Single

26

1855

Rastrick, Yorkshire, England

James H

Cockcroft

Lodger

Married

25

1856

Brighouse, Yorkshire, England

Elizabeth

Cockcroft

Lodger

Married

21

1860

Rastrick, Yorkshire, England

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