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Household of John Backhouse (born 1846, Leicestershire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Great Ouseburn, 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.

John Backhouse and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Backhouse, born in 1846 in Leicester, Leicestershire, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Jane Backhouse, born in 1851 in Fangfoss, Yorkshire, England. They had 3 children; William T (born 1874 in York, Yorkshire, England), Emily (born 1875 in York, Yorkshire, England) and Robert (born 1877 in York, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Servant, Simon (born 1861 in Yorkshire, England), John's Servant, William (born 1865 in Knaresborough, Yorkshire, England) and John's Servant, Hannah (born 1863 in Yorkshire, England).


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John Backhouse's household

Male

John

Backhouse

Head
Female

Jane

Backhouse

Wife
Male

William T

Backhouse

Son
Female

Emily

Backhouse

Daughter
Male

Robert

Backhouse

Son
Male

Simon

Walker

Servant
Male

William

Ragon

Servant
Female

Hannah

Walker

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Backhouse
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 35
Birth year 1846
Birth place Leicester, Leicestershire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Backhouse

Head

Married

35

1846

Leicester, Leicestershire, England

Jane

Backhouse

Wife

Married

30

1851

Fangfoss, Yorkshire, England

William T

Backhouse

Son

Single

7

1874

York, Yorkshire, England

Emily

Backhouse

Daughter

Single

6

1875

York, Yorkshire, England

Robert

Backhouse

Son

Single

4

1877

York, Yorkshire, England

Simon

Walker

Servant

Single

20

1861

Yorkshire, England

William

Ragon

Servant

Single

16

1865

Knaresborough, Yorkshire, England

Hannah

Walker

Servant

Single

18

1863

Yorkshire, England

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