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Household of Adam Jessop (born 1807, 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.

Adam Jessop and 2 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Adam Jessop, born in 1807 in Kirkburton, Yorkshire, consisted of 3 members. Adam was the head of the household, widower.
During the period, also present in the household were Adam's Housekeeper, Sarah (born 1838 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England) and Adam's House Maid, Mary Ann (born 1864 in Castleford, Yorkshire, England).


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Adam Jessop's household

Male

Adam

Jessop

Head
Female

Sarah

Simpson

Housekeeper
Female

Mary Ann

Waddington

House Maid
First name(s) Adam
Last name Jessop
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 74
Birth year 1807
Birth place Kirkburton, Yorkshire, England

Household members (3 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Adam

Jessop

Head

Widower

74

1807

Kirkburton, Yorkshire, England

Sarah

Simpson

Housekeeper

Single

43

1838

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Mary Ann

Waddington

House Maid

Single

17

1864

Castleford, Yorkshire, England

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