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Household of Adam Metcalfe (born 1820, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Settle, 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 Metcalfe and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Adam Metcalfe, born in 1820 in Burton, Yorkshire, consisted of 6 members. Adam was the head of the household, widower. He had 1 child; Ruth, born 1859 in Burnley, Lancashire, England. He had 3 grandchildren; Thomas (born 1876 in Bentham, Yorkshire, England), Mary J (born 1879 in Bentham, Yorkshire, England) and Margaret (born 1881 in Bentham, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Adam's Son In Law, James Fawcett, born in 1858 in Holme, Westmorland, England.


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Adam Metcalfe's household

Male

Adam

Metcalfe

Head
Male

James

Fawcett

Son In Law
Female

Ruth

Fawcett

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Fawcett

Grand Son
Female

Mary J

Fawcett

Grand Daughter
Female

Margaret

Fawcett

Grand Daughter
First name(s) Adam
Last name Metcalfe
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 61
Birth year 1820
Birth place Burton, Yorkshire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Adam

Metcalfe

Head

Widower

61

1820

Burton, Yorkshire, England

James

Fawcett

Son In Law

Married

23

1858

Holme, Westmorland, England

Ruth

Fawcett

Daughter

Married

22

1859

Burnley, Lancashire, England

Thomas

Fawcett

Grand Son

Single

5

1876

Bentham, Yorkshire, England

Mary J

Fawcett

Grand Daughter

Single

2

1879

Bentham, Yorkshire, England

Margaret

Fawcett

Grand Daughter

Single

0

1881

Bentham, Yorkshire, England

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