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Household of Alfred Backhouse (born 1841, 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.

Alfred Backhouse and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alfred Backhouse, born in 1841 in Garforth, Yorkshire, consisted of 9 members. Alfred was the head of the household, married to Mary Backhouse, born in 1833 in Womersley, Yorkshire, England. They had 7 children; John Alfred (born 1862 in Womersley, Yorkshire, England), Clara (born 1864 in Womersley, Yorkshire, England), James Willam (born 1866 in Womersley, Yorkshire, England), Fred (born 1867 in Womersley, Yorkshire, England), Harry (born 1869 in Womersley, Yorkshire, England), Edward (born 1872 in Womersley, Yorkshire, England) and Herbert (born 1873 in Womersley, Yorkshire, England).


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Alfred Backhouse's household

Male

Alfred

Backhouse

Head
Female

Mary

Backhouse

Wife
Male

John Alfred

Backhouse

Son
Female

Clara

Backhouse

Daughter
Male

James Willam

Backhouse

Son
Male

Fred

Backhouse

Son
Male

Harry

Backhouse

Son
Male

Edward

Backhouse

Son
Male

Herbert

Backhouse

Son
First name(s) Alfred
Last name Backhouse
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Garforth, Yorkshire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alfred

Backhouse

Head

Married

40

1841

Garforth, Yorkshire, England

Mary

Backhouse

Wife

Married

48

1833

Womersley, Yorkshire, England

John Alfred

Backhouse

Son

Single

19

1862

Womersley, Yorkshire, England

Clara

Backhouse

Daughter

Single

17

1864

Womersley, Yorkshire, England

James Willam

Backhouse

Son

Single

15

1866

Womersley, Yorkshire, England

Fred

Backhouse

Son

Single

14

1867

Womersley, Yorkshire, England

Harry

Backhouse

Son

Single

12

1869

Womersley, Yorkshire, England

Edward

Backhouse

Son

Single

9

1872

Womersley, Yorkshire, England

Herbert

Backhouse

Son

Single

8

1873

Womersley, Yorkshire, England

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