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Household of David Child (born 1838, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Barnsley, 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.

David Child and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of David Child, born in 1838 in Halifax, Yorkshire, consisted of 8 members. David was the head of the household, married to Sarah Child, born in 1842 in Bradford, Yorkshire, England. They had 4 children; Abraham (born 1866 in Bradford, Yorkshire, England), Mary Ellen (born 1875 in Bradford, Yorkshire, England), Edward (born 1877 in Bradford, Yorkshire, England) and Thomas (born 1878 in Cawthorne, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were David's Son In Law, William (born 1864 in Bradford, Yorkshire, England) and David's Brother In Law, John (born 1859 in Bradford, Yorkshire, England).


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David Child's household

Male

David

Child

Head
Female

Sarah

Child

Wife
Male

William

Crossley

Son In Law
Male

Abraham

Child

Son
Female

Mary Ellen

Child

Daughter
Male

Edward

Child

Son
Male

Thomas

Child

Son
Male

John

Clayton

Brother In Law
First name(s) David
Last name Child
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Halifax, Yorkshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

David

Child

Head

Married

43

1838

Halifax, Yorkshire, England

Sarah

Child

Wife

Married

39

1842

Bradford, Yorkshire, England

William

Crossley

Son In Law

Single

17

1864

Bradford, Yorkshire, England

Abraham

Child

Son

Single

15

1866

Bradford, Yorkshire, England

Mary Ellen

Child

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Bradford, Yorkshire, England

Edward

Child

Son

Single

4

1877

Bradford, Yorkshire, England

Thomas

Child

Son

Single

3

1878

Cawthorne, Yorkshire, England

John

Clayton

Brother In Law

Single

22

1859

Bradford, Yorkshire, England

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