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Household of David Postill (born 1831, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Scarborough, 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.

David Postill and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of David Postill, born in 1831 in Yorkshire, consisted of 9 members. David was the head of the household, married to Betsy Postill, born in 1832 in Brompton, Yorkshire, England. They had 7 children; William (born 1857 in York, Yorkshire, England), Henry (born 1861 in Yorkshire, England), Emma (born 1864 in Yorkshire, England), Robert (born 1865 in Scarborough, Yorkshire, England), Amelia (born 1867 in Scarborough, Yorkshire, England), Jane (born 1870 in Scarborough, Yorkshire, England) and Mary Ann (born 1876 in Scarborough, Yorkshire, England).


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David Postill's household

Male

David

Postill

Head
Female

Betsy

Postill

Wife
Male

William

Postill

Son
Male

Henry

Postill

Son
Female

Emma

Postill

Daughter
Male

Robert

Postill

Son
Female

Amelia

Postill

Daughter
Female

Jane

Postill

Daughter
Female

Mary Ann

Postill

Daughter
First name(s) David
Last name Postill
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 50
Birth year 1831
Birth place Yorkshire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

David

Postill

Head

Married

50

1831

Yorkshire, England

Betsy

Postill

Wife

Married

49

1832

Brompton, Yorkshire, England

William

Postill

Son

Single

24

1857

York, Yorkshire, England

Henry

Postill

Son

Single

20

1861

Yorkshire, England

Emma

Postill

Daughter

Single

17

1864

Yorkshire, England

Robert

Postill

Son

Single

16

1865

Scarborough, Yorkshire, England

Amelia

Postill

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Scarborough, Yorkshire, England

Jane

Postill

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Scarborough, Yorkshire, England

Mary Ann

Postill

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Scarborough, Yorkshire, England

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