1881 census : Airton
RG11 / 4300 fo.20-24
| House | Name | Rel | Con | Age | Occupation | Born |
| 1 * Bell Busk House | John Rawlinson | Head | M | 69 | Farmer of 320 acres | Lancs: Cartmel |
| Jane Rawlinson | Wife | M | 59 | Lancs: Cartmel | ||
| Owen Rawlinson | Son | S | 29 | Yorks: Otterburn | ||
| Fanny Rawlinson | Dau | S | 22 | Yorks: Bell Busk | ||
| Richard Park | Serv | S | 24 | Farm Servant (indoor) | Westmoreland: Selside | |
| 2 * Essbottom | Henry Altham | Head | S | 50 | Farmer | Yorks: Grindleton |
| John Altham | Bro | S | 62 | Farmer | Yorks: Grindleton | |
| Belsey Altham | Sister | S | 56 | Housekeeper (dom) | Yorks: Grindleton | |
| 3 * Raven Flatt | Henry Shackleton | Head | M | 36 | Farm Bailiff | Yorks: Calton |
| Margaret Shackleton | Wife | M | 34 | Cumberland: Havannah | ||
| William Shackleton | Son | 10 | Scholar | Yorks: Yorks: Kirkby Malham | ||
| James Shackleton | Son | 6 | Scholar | Yorks: Coniston Cold | ||
| Annis Shackleton | Dau | 4 | Yorks: Coniston Cold | |||
| Jane A Shackleton | Dau | 2 | Yorks: Coniston Cold | |||
| John H Shackleton | Son | 4 mths | Yorks: Coniston Cold | |||
| Henry Ryder Shackleton | Serv | S | 22 | Farm Servant (indoor) | Yorks: Bradley, Coverdale | |
| 4 * Bell Busk Mill House | Amelia Kayley | Serv | S | 24 | Domestic Servant | Yorks: Hellifield |
| Rachael Dean | Serv | S | 33 | Domestic Servant | Yorks: Rimington | |
| * Bell Busk | ||||||
| 5 Ormsgill Green | John Terry | Head | M | 46 | Farm Bailiff | Yorks: Monk Fryston |
| Mary A Terry | Wife | M | 44 | Yorks: Monk Fryston | ||
| William Terry | Son | S | 20 | Farm Servant (indoor) | Yorks: Monk Fryston | |
| David Terry | Son | S | 17 | Farm Servant (indoor) | Yorks: Monk Fryston | |
| Jane E Terry | Dau | S | 15 | Yorks: South Milford | ||
| Arthur Terry | Son | 14 | Yorks: Yorks: Airton | |||
| Mary A Terry | Dau | 12 | Yorks: Yorks: Airton | |||
| 6 Crake Moor | Fred Terry | Head | S | 22 | Farm Manager & Bailiff | Yorks: Monk Fryston |
| Elizabeth Thronil | Serv | S | 27 | Housekeeper (dom) | Yorks: Kettlewell | |
| William Ireland | Serv | S | 18 | Farm Servant (indoor) | Yorks: Bashalleaves | |
| 7 Kirk Syke | Ann Metcalfe | Head | Wid | 58 | Farmer of 250 acres | Cumberland: Walton |
| James Metcalfe | Son | S | 31 | Farmer’s son | Yorks: Litton | |
| Ann Metcalfe | Dau | S | 30 | Yorks: Litton | ||
| Mary Metcalfe | Dau | S | 26 | Yorks: Otterburn | ||
| Robert Metcalfe | Son | S | 23 | Farmer’s son | Yorks: Otterburn | |
| James H Metcalfe | Grandson | 7 | Scholar | Yorks: Giggleswick | ||
| Anthony Lund | Serv | S | 15 | Farm Servant (indoor) | Yorks: Stainforth | |
| 8 Pot House | William Bell | Head | M | 47 | Farmer of 180 acres | Yorks: Hebden |
| Nanny Bell | Wife | M | 45 | Yorks: Kilnsey | ||
| John W Bell | Son | 5 | Yorks: Yorks: Airton | |||
| Mary E Inman | Serv | S | 15 | Domestic Servant | Yorks: Kettlewell | |
| 9 Garris House | Edward Taylor | Head | M | 50 | Retired farmer | Yorks: Yorks: Airton |
| Margaret Taylor | Wife | M | 36 | Yorks: Horton in Ribblesdale | ||
| William Taylor | Son | 13 | Scholar | Yorks: Yorks: Airton | ||
| Richard W Taylor | Son | 11 | Scholar | Yorks: Yorks: Airton | ||
| Margaret Taylor | Dau | 9 | Scholar | Yorks: Yorks: Airton | ||
| John H Taylor | Son | 7 | Scholar | Yorks: Yorks: Airton | ||
| Thomas J Taylor | Son | 5 | Scholar | Yorks: Yorks: Airton | ||
| Marmaduke Taylor | Son | 3 | Yorks: Yorks: Airton | |||
| Mary Taylor | Dau | 1 | Yorks: Yorks: Airton | |||
| Isabella Parker | Serv | S | 16 | Domestic Servant | Yorks: Settle | |
| 10 | Mary Bewsher | Head | Wid | 53 | Charwoman | Cumberland: Rea |
| Thomas Bewsher | Son | 10 | Scholar | Yorks: Airton | ||
| 11 | Thomas Winter | Lodger | S | 22 | General Labourer | Yorks: Acklam East |
| 12 | Eleanor Summerskill | Head | Wid | 48 | Funded Annuitant | Northumberland: Elsdon |
| Ella Summerskill | Dau | S | 18 | Newcastle on Tyne | ||
| William Summerskill | Son | S | 14 | Scholar | Newcastle on Tyne | |
| Eleanor H Summerskill | Dau | 9 | Scholar | Newcastle on Tyne | ||
| 13 | Charity Mount | Head | Wid | 52 | Landed Annuitant | Yorks: Bell Busk |
| 14 | William Hargreaves | Head | M | 47 | Farmer of 125 acres | Yorks: Gisburn |
| Annie Hargreaves | Wife | M | 31 | Yorks: Pickering | ||
| Rhoda Hargreaves | Dau | 1 | Yorks: Yorks: Airton | |||
| Edgar Stubbs | Nephew | 9 | Scholar | Yorks: Ebberston | ||
| 15 | Henry Preston | Head | Widr | 60 | Carrier | Yorks: Hellifield |
| Rebecca Cardus | Mother | Wid | 80 | Labourer’s widow | Yorks: Slaidburn | |
| 16 | John Windle | Occupier | S | 55 | Farm Agricultural Labourer | Yorks: Hetton |
| 17 | Solomon Harker | Head | S | 53 | Farmer of 98 acres | Yorks: Ivelet |
| Sarah Harker | Sister | S | 51 | Housekeeper (dom) | Yorks: Ivelet | |
| John Kettlewell | Serv | S | 14 | Farm Servant (indoor) | Yorks: West Burton | |
| 18 | John Wood | Head | M | 43 | Farmer of 170 acres | Yorks: Halton West |
| Maria Wood | Wife | M | 36 | Yorks: Gisburn Forest | ||
| Frank Wood | Son | 16 | Yorks: Halton West | |||
| Albert Wood | Son | 14 | Yorks: Halton West | |||
| Joseph Wood | Son | 8 | Scholar | Yorks: Halton West | ||
| 19 | Thomas H Fitchett | Head | M | 43 | FarmLabourer | Cheshire: Prestbury |
| Mary A Fitchett | Wife | M | 41 | Yorks: Scosthrop | ||
| John H Fitchett | Son | S | 17 | Cotton Carder | Yorks: Scosthrop | |
| Alfred A Fitchett | Son | 14 | Cotton Doffer | Yorks: Airton | ||
| Elizabeth A Fitchett | Dau | 12 | Scholar | Yorks: Airton | ||
| Charles Fitchett | Son | 8 | Scholar | Yorks: Airton | ||
| William Fitchett | Son | 5 | Scholar | Yorks: Airton | ||
| Joseph Fitchett | Son | 3 | Yorks: Airton | |||
| 20 | John Whitaker | Head | M | 49 | Farmer of 150 acres | Yorks: Cracoe |
| Elizabeth Whitaker | Wife | M | 44 | Cumberland: Lammercost Abbey | ||
| George Whitaker | Son | S | 21 | Farmer’s son | Cumberland: Lammercost Abbey | |
| Mary Whitaker | Dau | S | 19 | Yorks: Airton | ||
| Elizabeth Whitaker | Dau | 9 | Scholar | Yorks: Airton | ||
| 21 Airton Cottage | Craven Hargreaves | Head | M | 57 | Farmer of 6 1/2 acres | Yorks: Hellifield |
| Rebecca Hargreaves | Wife | M | 64 | Yorks: Airton | ||
| 22 | William Caradice | Head | M | 50 | Gardener | Yorks: Hellifield |
| Dan Caradice | Son | S | 21 | Jobber at Mill | Yorks: Airton | |
| Ann Caradice | Dau | S | 16 | Cotton Spinner | Yorks: Airton | |
| Mary Caradice | Dau | 13 | Cotton Spinner | Yorks: Airton | ||
| Emma Caradice | Dau | 10 | Scholar | Yorks: Airton | ||
| 23 | John Wood | Head | M | 56 | Road Labourer | Yorks: Kettlewell |
| Elizabeth Wood | Wife | M | 61 | Yorks: Marton | ||
| James Wood | Son | M | 24 | Journeyman Tailor | Yorks: Airton | |
| Katherine Wood | Dau in law | M | 29 | Yorks: baildon | ||
| Elizabeth E Wood | Grand Dau | 1 | Yorks: Skipton | |||
| Anne Wood | Grand Dau | 7 mo | Lancs: Colne | |||
| 24 | Thomas Pickles | Head | M | 26 | Journeyman Stonemason | Yorks: Hebden |
| Sophia Pickles | Wife | M | 26 | Hootenpagnell | ||
| Nancy O Pickles | Serv | S | 20 | Domestic Servant | Yorks: Hebden | |
| 24 | Henry Hargraves | Head | M | 68 | Carrier | Yorks: Long Preston |
| Elizabeth Hargraves | Wife | M | 64 | Yorks: Long Preston | ||
| 26 | Alice Smith | Occupier | S | 25 | Schoolmistress | Lancs: Chadderton |
| 27 | Robert Preston | Head | M | 32 | Tailor and Draper, employing 1 Man | Yorks: Hellifield |
| Elizabeth Preston | Wife | M | 27 | Yorks: Malham | ||
| Alice Preston | Dau | 7 | Scholar | Yorks: Malham | ||
| Isabella Preston | Dau | 5 | Scholar | Yorks: Airton | ||
| Maggie Preston | Dau | 3 | Scholar | Yorks: Airton | ||
| Henry Preston | Son | 2 | Yorks: Airton | |||
| 28 | Thomas Carr | Head | M | 50 | Grocer | Yorks: Bell Busk |
| Margaret Carr | Wife | M | 56 | Yorks: Airton | ||
| Edwin Carr | Son | S | 16 | Page | Yorks: Otterburn | |
| 29 | Samuel Carr | Head | M | 48 | Labourer on Land | Yorks: Bell Busk |
| Ann Carr | Wife | M | 48 | Yorks: Calton | ||
| Elizabeth Shackleton | Boarder | S | 67 | Warper in Cotton Mill | Yorks: Kirkby Malham | |
| 30 | Ellen Bateson | Wife | M | 34 | Farm Servant’s wife | Yorks: Long Preston |
| Henry Bateson | Son | 10 | Scholar | Yorks: Otterburn | ||
| Mary E Bateson | Dau | 9 | Scholar | Yorks: Otterburn | ||
| Isabella Bateson | Dau | 6 | Scholar | Yorks: Otterburn | ||
| John Bateson | Son | 2 | Yorks: Airton | |||
| 31 | John Cardus | Head | M | 44 | Road Labourer | Yorks: Hellifield |
| Sarah Cardus | Wife | M | 43 | Yorks: Embsay | ||
| Jane R Cardus | Dau | S | 17 | Cotton Spinner | Yorks: Winterburn | |
| Ann Cardus | Dau | S | 14 | Cotton Winder | Yorks: Winterburn | |
| Michael Cardus | Son | 10 | Scholar | Yorks: Scosthrop | ||
| John W Cardus | Son | 6 mth | Yorks: Airton | |||
| Ann H Gill | Boarder | 13 | Cotton Spinner | Yorks: Skipton | ||
| 32 | Mary Slater | Head | Wid | 70 | Grocer | Yorks: Halton West |
| Hannah Slater | Dau | S | 35 | Cotton Spinner | Yorks: Airton | |
| 33 | Jane Allen | Head | Wid | 42 | Cotton Reeler | Hindustan |
| Alice Allen | Dau | S | 18 | Cotton Reeler | Yorks: Leeds | |
| Emma Allen | Dau | S | 16 | Cotton Carder | Yorks: Leeds | |
| John Bates | Boarder | S | 74 | Annuitant | Cornwall: Land’s End | |
| 34 | Christopher Edmondson | Head | M | 62 | Annuitant | Lancs: Colne |
| Frances M Edmondson | Wife | M | 44 | Isle of Man: Castleton | ||
| Thomas E Edmondson | Son | S | 21 | Cotton Operative | Yorks: Kirkby Malham | |
| Harold Edmondson | Son | S | 16 | Cotton Spinner | Yorks: Kirkby Malham | |
| Edward Edmondson | Son | S | 14 | Cotton Doffer | Yorks: Kirkby Malham | |
| Albert Edmondson | Son | 12 | Cotton Doffer | Yorks: Kirkby Malham | ||
| Rosalie Edmondson | Dau | 10 | Scholar | Yorks: Kirkby Malham | ||
| Dora E Edmondson | Dau | 7 | Scholar | Yorks: Kirkby Malham | ||
| Edith Edmondson | Dau | 4 | Scholar | Yorks: Skipton | ||
| Frances Edmondson | Dau | 2 | Scholar | Yorks: Airton | ||
| 35 | William Cardus | Head | M | 55 | Cotton Operative | Yorks: Hellifield |
| Sarah Cardus | Wife | M | 55 | Charwoman | Yorks: Gargrave | |
| Alice Cardus | Dau | S | 18 | Cotton Spinner | Yorks: Airton | |
| 36 | Martin McNally | Head | M | 42 | Mason’s Labourer | Ireland: Mayo |
| Ellen McNally | Wife | M | 42 | Yorks: Knaresborough | ||
| Mary McNally | Dau | S | 17 | Cotton Reeler | Yorks: Halifax | |
| Mark McNally | Son | S | 15 | Cotton Doffer | Yorks: Halifax | |
| Elizabeth McNally | Dau | S | 13 | Cotton Spinner | Yorks: Halifax | |
| James McNally | Son | 11 | Cotton Doffer | Yorks: Halifax | ||
| William McNally | Son | 8 | Scholar | Yorks: Halifax | ||
| 37 | Robert Newsholme | Head | M | 45 | Engine Stoker | Yorks: Giggleswick |
| Ann Newsholme | Wife | M | 42 | Yorks: Kirkby Malham | ||
| Rebecca Newsholme | Dau | S | 19 | Cotton Winder | Yorks: Scosthrop | |
| Bessy Newsholme | Dau | S | 18 | Cotton Carder | Yorks: Scosthrop | |
| George Newsholme | Son | S | 14 | Cotton Doffer | Yorks: Steeton | |
| William Newsholme | Son | 10 | Scholar | Yorks: Steeton | ||
| Eliza Newsholme | Dau | 6 | Scholar | Yorks: Steeton | ||
| James S Newsholme | Son | 3 | Scholar | Yorks: Airton | ||
| 38 | George Cartwright | Head | M | 77 | Farmer of 80 acres | Yorks: Sutton on the Forest |
| Ann Cartwright | Wife | M | 75 | |||
| Sarah A Cartwright | Dau | S | 49 | Teacher Sch | Yorks: Lilling | |
| Rachel Cartwright | Dau | S | 47 | Yorks: Lilling | ||
| Mary Cartwright | Dau | S | 43 | Milliner | Yorks: Lilling | |
| Joseph Waterfall | Grandson | 6 | Scholar | Yorks: Scosthrop | ||
| Thomas Braithwaite | Boarder | S | 64 | Annuitant | Westmoreland: Kendal | |
| Joseph Tomlinson | Serv | S | 76 | Farm Servant (agri lab) | Yorks: Wigglesworth | |
| 39 | John Richardson | Head | S | 54 | Cotton Mill manager | Yorks: Embsay |
| Robert Richardson | Brother | S | 28 | Cotton Carder | Yorks: Skipton | |
| Margaret Richardson | Mother in law | Wid | 66 | Housekeeper | Yorks: Halton West | |
| 40 | John Moorby | Head | M | 44 | Cotton Overlooker | Yorks: Skipton |
| Ann Moorby | Wife | M | 42 | Yorks: Skipton | ||
| Elizabeth Moorby | Dau | S | 16 | Cotton Spinner | Yorks: Skipton | |
| Edward Moorby | Son | S | 15 | Cotton Spinner | Yorks: Skipton | |
| Margaret Moorby | Dau | 13 | Cotton Spinner | Yorks: Airton | ||
| William Moorby | Son | 11 | Cotton Doffer | Yorks: Airton | ||
| Sarah J Moorby | Dau | 9 | Scholar | Yorks: Airton | ||
| Thomas Moorby | Son | 7 | Scholar | Yorks: Airton | ||
| Mary Moorby | Dau | 5 | Scholar | Yorks: Airton | ||
| John Moorby | Son | 3 | Yorks: Airton | |||
| 41 | Edward Richardson | Head | M | 30 | Mechanic | Yorks: Skipton |
| Ellen Richardson | Wife | M | 28 | Yorks: Bradley | ||
| Margaret Richardson | Dau | 4 | Yorks: Ilkley | |||
| Mary Richardson | Dau | 2 | Yorks: Airton | |||
| John K Richardson | Son | 1 | Yorks: Airton | |||
| Anthony Richardson | Son | Under 1 mth | Yorks: Airton | |||
| 42 | Jane Wetherall | Head | S | 70 | Retired Farmer | Yorks: Winterburn |
| Margaret Brierly | Serv | S | 26 | Lady’s Companion | Scotland: Kircudbright | |
| 43 | Jane Banks | Head | S | 48 | Cotton Winder | Yorks: Calton |
| Margaret Banks | Dau | 13 | Scholar | Yorks: Airton | ||
| Elizabeth A Banks | Niece | 30 | Cotton Spinner | Yorks: Airton | ||
| 44 | Henry Inskip | Head | M | 74 | Coachman | Yorks: Grindleton |
| Ann Inskip | Wife | M | 64 | Lancs: Bolton | ||
| Mary E Armstrong | Grand Dau | 4 | Scholar | Yorks: Hellifield | ||
| 45 | Mary A Varley | Head | Wid | 55 | Housekeeper | Cumberland: Ulpha |
| Ellen Varley | Dau | S | 21 | Cotton Winder | Yorks: Carlton | |
| 46 | Joseph Barrey | Head | M | 62 | Shoemaker | Yorks: Long Preston |
| Margaret Barrey | Wife | M | 52 | Scotland | ||
| John Barrey | Son | S | 23 | Carrier | Yorks: Kirkby Malham | |
| Thomas Petty | Lodger | S | 64 | Tea Dealer | Yorks: Kirkby Malham |
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