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Household of James Firth (born 1841, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Halifax, 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.

James Firth and 11 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Firth, born in 1841 in Ovenden, Yorkshire, consisted of 12 members. James was the head of the household, married to Martha Ann Firth, born in 1843 in Ovenden, Yorkshire, England. They had 8 children; Joseph (born 1865 in Ovenden, Yorkshire, England), Elizabeth (born 1867 in Ovenden, Yorkshire, England), Sarah Emma (born 1869 in Ovenden, Yorkshire, England), Thomas (born 1873 in Ovenden, Yorkshire, England), Samuel (born 1875 in Ovenden, Yorkshire, England), Miranda (born 1877 in Ovenden, Yorkshire, England), Hannah (born 1879 in Ovenden, Yorkshire, England) and Ada (born 1881 in Ovenden, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Mother In Law, Sarah (born 1809 in Ovenden, Yorkshire, England) and James's Aprentice, Francis (born 1865 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England).


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James Firth's household

Male

James

Firth

Head
Female

Martha Ann

Firth

Wife
Male

Joseph

Firth

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Firth

Daughter
Female

Sarah Emma

Firth

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Firth

Son
Male

Samuel

Firth

Son
Female

Miranda

Firth

Daughter
Female

Hannah

Firth

Daughter
Female

Ada

Firth

Daughter
Female

Sarah

Thomas

Mother In Law
Male

Francis

Ward

Aprentice
First name(s) James
Last name Firth
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Ovenden, Yorkshire, England

Household members (12 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Firth

Head

Married

40

1841

Ovenden, Yorkshire, England

Martha Ann

Firth

Wife

Married

38

1843

Ovenden, Yorkshire, England

Joseph

Firth

Son

Single

16

1865

Ovenden, Yorkshire, England

Elizabeth

Firth

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Ovenden, Yorkshire, England

Sarah Emma

Firth

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Ovenden, Yorkshire, England

Thomas

Firth

Son

Single

8

1873

Ovenden, Yorkshire, England

Samuel

Firth

Son

Single

6

1875

Ovenden, Yorkshire, England

Miranda

Firth

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Ovenden, Yorkshire, England

Hannah

Firth

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Ovenden, Yorkshire, England

Ada

Firth

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Ovenden, Yorkshire, England

Sarah

Thomas

Mother In Law

Widow

72

1809

Ovenden, Yorkshire, England

Francis

Ward

Aprentice

Single

16

1865

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

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