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Household of John Alderson (born 1841, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Reeth, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (North 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.

John Alderson and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Alderson, born in 1841 in Yorkshire, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Emelia Alderson, born in 1849 in Yorkshire, England. They had 4 children; Mary (born 1874 in Yorkshire, England), John (born 1875 in Yorkshire, England), James (born 1878 in Yorkshire, England) and Phillis (born 1881 in Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Servant, Richard Metcalfe (born 1860 in Yorkshire, England) and John's Servant, Ann (born 1865 in Melsonby, Yorkshire, England).


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John Alderson's household

Male

John

Alderson

Head
Female

Emelia

Alderson

Wife
Female

Mary

Alderson

Daughter
Male

John

Alderson

Son
Male

James

Alderson

Son
Female

Phillis

Alderson

Daughter
Male

Richard Metcalfe

Alderson

Servant
Female

Ann

Kilburn

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Alderson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Yorkshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Alderson

Head

Married

40

1841

Yorkshire, England

Emelia

Alderson

Wife

Married

32

1849

Yorkshire, England

Mary

Alderson

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Yorkshire, England

John

Alderson

Son

Single

6

1875

Yorkshire, England

James

Alderson

Son

Single

3

1878

Yorkshire, England

Phillis

Alderson

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Yorkshire, England

Richard Metcalfe

Alderson

Servant

Single

21

1860

Yorkshire, England

Ann

Kilburn

Servant

Single

16

1865

Melsonby, Yorkshire, England

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