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Household of Edward J Joy (born 1833, Kent)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Canterbury, Kent, 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.

Edward J Joy and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Edward J Joy, born in 1833 in Margate, Kent, consisted of 8 members. Edward J was the head of the household, married to Frances Joy, born in 1837 in Eltham, Sussex, England. They had 5 children; Jessie A (born 1861 in Ashford, Kent, England), Eliza J (born 1866 in Ashford, Kent, England), Edward H (born 1872 in Canterbury, Kent, England), Charles H (born 1874 in Canterbury, Kent, England) and Evaline G (born 1880 in Canterbury, Kent, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Edward J's Visitor, Clara J Nightingale, born in 1862 in Canterbury, Kent, England.


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Edward J Joy's household

Male

Edward J

Joy

Head
Female

Frances

Joy

Wife
Female

Jessie A

Joy

Daughter
Female

Eliza J

Joy

Daughter
Male

Edward H

Joy

Son
Male

Charles H

Joy

Son
Female

Evaline G

Joy

Daughter
Female

Clara J

Nightingale

Visitor
First name(s) Edward J
Last name Joy
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 48
Birth year 1833
Birth place Margate, Kent, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Edward J

Joy

Head

Married

48

1833

Margate, Kent, England

Frances

Joy

Wife

Married

44

1837

Eltham, Sussex, England

Jessie A

Joy

Daughter

Single

20

1861

Ashford, Kent, England

Eliza J

Joy

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Ashford, Kent, England

Edward H

Joy

Son

Single

9

1872

Canterbury, Kent, England

Charles H

Joy

Son

Single

7

1874

Canterbury, Kent, England

Evaline G

Joy

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Canterbury, Kent, England

Clara J

Nightingale

Visitor

Single

19

1862

Canterbury, Kent, England

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