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Household of James Oldfield (born 1829, 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.

James Oldfield and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Oldfield, born in 1829 in Intake, Yorkshire, consisted of 6 members. James was the head of the household, married to Lydia Oldfield, born in 1833 in Attercliffe, Yorkshire, England. They had 2 children; John (born 1863 in Intake, Yorkshire, England) and Aaron (born 1871 in Intake, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Nephew, Rowland (born 1855 in Intake, Yorkshire, England) and James's Lodger, George (born 1850 in Dronfield, Derbyshire, England).


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James Oldfield's household

Male

James

Oldfield

Head
Female

Lydia

Oldfield

Wife
Male

John

Oldfield

Son
Male

Aaron

Oldfield

Son
Male

Rowland

Handle

Nephew
Male

George

Steel

Lodger
First name(s) James
Last name Oldfield
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 52
Birth year 1829
Birth place Intake, Yorkshire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Oldfield

Head

Married

52

1829

Intake, Yorkshire, England

Lydia

Oldfield

Wife

Married

48

1833

Attercliffe, Yorkshire, England

John

Oldfield

Son

Single

18

1863

Intake, Yorkshire, England

Aaron

Oldfield

Son

Single

10

1871

Intake, Yorkshire, England

Rowland

Handle

Nephew

Single

26

1855

Intake, Yorkshire, England

George

Steel

Lodger

Single

31

1850

Dronfield, Derbyshire, England

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