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Household of George Furness (born 1847, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Sheffield, 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 Furness and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of George Furness, born in 1847 in Worrall, Yorkshire, consisted of 9 members. George was the head of the household, married to Sarah Furness, born in 1847 in Stannington, Yorkshire, England. They had 5 children; Joseph (born 1870 in Stannington, Yorkshire, England), Thomas (born 1874 in Stannington, Yorkshire, England), Albert (born 1876 in Stannington, Yorkshire, England), George (born 1878 in Stannington, Yorkshire, England) and Gertrude (born 1880 in Stannington, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were George's Apprentice, Joseph (born 1862 in Hathersage, Derbyshire, England) and George's Servant, Maria (born 1866 in Stannington, Yorkshire, England).


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George Furness's household

Male

George

Furness

Head
Female

Sarah

Furness

Wife
Male

Joseph

Furness

Son
Male

Thomas

Furness

Son
Male

Albert

Furness

Son
Male

George

Furness

Son
Male

Joseph

Hickson

Apprentice
Female

Gertrude

Furness

Daughter
Female

Maria

Hinchliffe

Servant
First name(s) George
Last name Furness
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Worrall, Yorkshire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

George

Furness

Head

Married

34

1847

Worrall, Yorkshire, England

Sarah

Furness

Wife

Married

34

1847

Stannington, Yorkshire, England

Joseph

Furness

Son

Single

11

1870

Stannington, Yorkshire, England

Thomas

Furness

Son

Single

7

1874

Stannington, Yorkshire, England

Albert

Furness

Son

Single

5

1876

Stannington, Yorkshire, England

George

Furness

Son

Single

3

1878

Stannington, Yorkshire, England

Joseph

Hickson

Apprentice

Single

19

1862

Hathersage, Derbyshire, England

Gertrude

Furness

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Stannington, Yorkshire, England

Maria

Hinchliffe

Servant

Single

15

1866

Stannington, Yorkshire, England

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