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Household of George Backhouse (born 1829, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Dewsbury, 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.

George Backhouse and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of George Backhouse, born in 1829 in Grange Moor, Yorkshire, consisted of 9 members. George was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Backhouse, born in 1831 in Overton, Yorkshire, England. They had 5 children; Betsey (born 1857 in Yorkshire, England), Alfred (born 1863 in Yorkshire, England), Sarah A (born 1869 in Yorkshire, England), Emma (born 1871 in Yorkshire, England) and John W (born 1872 in Ossett, Yorkshire, England). They had 2 grandchildren; George H (born 1877 in Ossett, Yorkshire, England) and William (born 1880 in Ossett, Yorkshire, England).


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George Backhouse's household

Male

George

Backhouse

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Backhouse

Wife
Female

Betsey

Backhouse

Daughter
Male

Alfred

Backhouse

Son
Female

Sarah A

Backhouse

Daughter
Female

Emma

Backhouse

Daughter
Male

John W

Backhouse

Son
Male

George H

Backhouse

Grand Son
Male

William

Backhouse

Grand Son
First name(s) George
Last name Backhouse
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 52
Birth year 1829
Birth place Grange Moor, Yorkshire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

George

Backhouse

Head

Married

52

1829

Grange Moor, Yorkshire, England

Elizabeth

Backhouse

Wife

Married

50

1831

Overton, Yorkshire, England

Betsey

Backhouse

Daughter

Single

24

1857

Yorkshire, England

Alfred

Backhouse

Son

Single

18

1863

Yorkshire, England

Sarah A

Backhouse

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Yorkshire, England

Emma

Backhouse

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Yorkshire, England

John W

Backhouse

Son

Single

9

1872

Ossett, Yorkshire, England

George H

Backhouse

Grand Son

Single

4

1877

Ossett, Yorkshire, England

William

Backhouse

Grand Son

Single

1

1880

Ossett, Yorkshire, England

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