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Household of Eli Oldroyd (born 1840, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wakefield, 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.

Eli Oldroyd and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Eli Oldroyd, born in 1840 in Ossett, Yorkshire, consisted of 10 members. Eli was the head of the household, married to Eliza Oldroyd, born in 1844 in Netherton, Yorkshire, England. They had 7 children; Oliver (born 1866 in Middlestown, Yorkshire, England), Henry (born 1868 in Middlestown, Yorkshire, England), George (born 1871 in Middlestown, Yorkshire, England), Elizabeth (born 1873 in Middlestown, Yorkshire, England), Ernest (born 1877 in Middlestown, Yorkshire, England), Eva (born 1878 in Middlestown, Yorkshire, England) and Emma (born 1880 in Middlestown, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Eli's Boarder, Sarah Broadhead, born in 1855 in Netherton, Yorkshire, England.


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Eli Oldroyd's household

Male

Eli

Oldroyd

Head
Female

Eliza

Oldroyd

Wife
Male

Oliver

Oldroyd

Son
Male

Henry

Oldroyd

Son
Male

George

Oldroyd

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Oldroyd

Daughter
Male

Ernest

Oldroyd

Son
Female

Eva

Oldroyd

Daughter
Female

Emma

Oldroyd

Daughter
Female

Sarah

Broadhead

Boarder
First name(s) Eli
Last name Oldroyd
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Ossett, Yorkshire, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Eli

Oldroyd

Head

Married

41

1840

Ossett, Yorkshire, England

Eliza

Oldroyd

Wife

Married

37

1844

Netherton, Yorkshire, England

Oliver

Oldroyd

Son

Single

15

1866

Middlestown, Yorkshire, England

Henry

Oldroyd

Son

Single

13

1868

Middlestown, Yorkshire, England

George

Oldroyd

Son

Single

10

1871

Middlestown, Yorkshire, England

Elizabeth

Oldroyd

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Middlestown, Yorkshire, England

Ernest

Oldroyd

Son

Single

4

1877

Middlestown, Yorkshire, England

Eva

Oldroyd

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Middlestown, Yorkshire, England

Emma

Oldroyd

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Middlestown, Yorkshire, England

Sarah

Broadhead

Boarder

Single

26

1855

Netherton, Yorkshire, England

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