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Household of James Hirst (born 1834, Lancashire)

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.

James Hirst and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Hirst, born in 1834 in Oldham, Lancashire, consisted of 8 members. James was the head of the household, widower. He had 6 children; Samuel (born 1862 in Oldham, Lancashire, England), Elizabeth Ann (born 1864 in Bruntcliffe, Yorkshire, England), Tom (born 1866 in Bruntcliffe, Yorkshire, England), Emma (born 1868 in Gildersome, Yorkshire, England), Johnson (born 1870 in Gildersome, Yorkshire, England) and Sarah (born 1877 in Bruntcliffe, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Housekeeper, Ann Tetley, born in 1835 in Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England.


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James Hirst's household

Male

James

Hirst

Head
Male

Samuel

Hirst

Son
Female

Elizabeth Ann

Hirst

Daughter
Male

Tom

Hirst

Son
Female

Emma

Hirst

Daughter
Male

Johnson

Hirst

Son
Female

Sarah

Hirst

Daughter
Female

Ann

Tetley

Housekeeper
First name(s) James
Last name Hirst
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 47
Birth year 1834
Birth place Oldham, Lancashire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Hirst

Head

Widower

47

1834

Oldham, Lancashire, England

Samuel

Hirst

Son

Single

19

1862

Oldham, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth Ann

Hirst

Daughter

Single

17

1864

Bruntcliffe, Yorkshire, England

Tom

Hirst

Son

Single

15

1866

Bruntcliffe, Yorkshire, England

Emma

Hirst

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Gildersome, Yorkshire, England

Johnson

Hirst

Son

Single

11

1870

Gildersome, Yorkshire, England

Sarah

Hirst

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Bruntcliffe, Yorkshire, England

Ann

Tetley

Housekeeper

Married

46

1835

Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England

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