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Household of Alfred Copley (born 1847, 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 Copley and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alfred Copley, born in 1847 in Thorpe Hesley, Yorkshire, consisted of 8 members. Alfred was the head of the household, married to Mary Copley, born in 1849 in Purton, Yorkshire, England. They had 4 children; Martha (born 1876 in Featherstone, Yorkshire, England), John Henry (born 1877 in Featherstone, Yorkshire, England), Annie (born 1878 in Featherstone, Yorkshire, England) and Sarah (born 1880 in Featherstone, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Alfred's Stepson, Arthur (born 1868 in Purton, Yorkshire, England) and Alfred's Step Daughter, Elizabeth (born 1870 in Purton, Yorkshire, England).


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Alfred Copley's household

Male

Alfred

Copley

Head
Female

Mary

Copley

Wife
Male

Arthur

Webster

Stepson
Female

Elizabeth

Webster

Step Daughter
Female

Martha

Copley

Daughter
Male

John Henry

Copley

Son
Female

Annie

Copley

Daughter
Female

Sarah

Copley

Daughter
First name(s) Alfred
Last name Copley
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Thorpe Hesley, Yorkshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alfred

Copley

Head

Married

34

1847

Thorpe Hesley, Yorkshire, England

Mary

Copley

Wife

Married

32

1849

Purton, Yorkshire, England

Arthur

Webster

Stepson

Single

13

1868

Purton, Yorkshire, England

Elizabeth

Webster

Step Daughter

Single

11

1870

Purton, Yorkshire, England

Martha

Copley

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Featherstone, Yorkshire, England

John Henry

Copley

Son

Single

4

1877

Featherstone, Yorkshire, England

Annie

Copley

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Featherstone, Yorkshire, England

Sarah

Copley

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Featherstone, Yorkshire, England

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