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Household of Amos Poiser (born 1840, Cheshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Leek, Staffordshire, 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.

Amos Poiser and 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Amos Poiser, born in 1840 in Leek, Cheshire, consisted of 11 members. Amos was the head of the household, married to Mary A Poiser, born in 1842 in Leek, Cheshire, England. They had 7 children; Mary E (born 1866 in Leek, Cheshire, England), Elizabeth (born 1868 in Leek, Cheshire, England), William (born 1869 in Leek, Cheshire, England), Ann (born 1872 in Leek, Staffordshire, England), Amos (born 1874 in Leek, Cheshire, England), Ellen (born 1876 in Leek, Cheshire, England) and Emily (born 1878 in Leek, Cheshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Amos's Mother In Law, Ann (born 1807 in Leek, Cheshire, England) and Amos's Brother In Law, William (born 1846 in Leek, Staffordshire, England).


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Amos Poiser's household

Male

Amos

Poiser

Head
Female

Mary A

Poiser

Wife
Female

Mary E

Poiser

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Poiser

Daughter
Male

William

Poiser

Son
Female

Ann

Poiser

Daughter
Male

Amos

Poiser

Son
Female

Ellen

Poiser

Daughter
Female

Emily

Poiser

Daughter
Female

Ann

Nixon

Mother In Law
Male

William

Nixon

Brother In Law
First name(s) Amos
Last name Poiser
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Leek, Cheshire, England

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Amos

Poiser

Head

Married

41

1840

Leek, Cheshire, England

Mary A

Poiser

Wife

Married

39

1842

Leek, Cheshire, England

Mary E

Poiser

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Leek, Cheshire, England

Elizabeth

Poiser

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Leek, Cheshire, England

William

Poiser

Son

Single

12

1869

Leek, Cheshire, England

Ann

Poiser

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Leek, Staffordshire, England

Amos

Poiser

Son

Single

7

1874

Leek, Cheshire, England

Ellen

Poiser

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Leek, Cheshire, England

Emily

Poiser

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Leek, Cheshire, England

Ann

Nixon

Mother In Law

Widow

74

1807

Leek, Cheshire, England

William

Nixon

Brother In Law

Married

35

1846

Leek, Staffordshire, England

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