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Household of Bessy Day (born 1809, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Helmsley, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (North 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.

Bessy Day and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Bessy Day, born in 1809 in Nawton, Yorkshire, consisted of 5 members. Bessy was the head of the household, widow. She had 1 child; Esther, born 1848 in Nunnington, Yorkshire, England.
During the period, also present in the household were Bessy's Visitor, Susanna (born 1839 in Nunnington, Yorkshire, England), Bessy's Visitor, Eliza (born 1871 in Dringhouses, Yorkshire, England) and Bessy's Visitor, Joseph (born 1873 in Dringhouses, Yorkshire, England).


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Bessy Day's household

Female

Bessy

Day

Head
Female

Esther

Day

Daughter
Female

Susanna

Exelby

Visitor
Female

Eliza

Exelby

Visitor
Male

Joseph

Exelby

Visitor
First name(s) Bessy
Last name Day
Relationship Head
Marital status Widow
Age 72
Birth year 1809
Birth place Nawton, Yorkshire, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Bessy

Day

Head

Widow

72

1809

Nawton, Yorkshire, England

Esther

Day

Daughter

Single

33

1848

Nunnington, Yorkshire, England

Susanna

Exelby

Visitor

Married

42

1839

Nunnington, Yorkshire, England

Eliza

Exelby

Visitor

Single

10

1871

Dringhouses, Yorkshire, England

Joseph

Exelby

Visitor

Single

8

1873

Dringhouses, Yorkshire, England

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