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Household of John Backhouse (born 1848, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wakefield, 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 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Backhouse, born in 1848 in Mapplewell, Yorkshire, consisted of 6 members. John was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Backhouse, born in 1848 in Pendleton, Lancashire, England. They had 4 children; Mary E (born 1871 in Pendleton, Lancashire, England), Tom (born 1873 in Yorkshire, England), Harriet (born 1876 in Mapplewell, Yorkshire, England) and Joe (born 1880 in Wakefield, Yorkshire, England).


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John Backhouse's household

Male

John

Backhouse

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Backhouse

Wife
Female

Mary E

Backhouse

Daughter
Male

Tom

Backhouse

Son
Female

Harriet

Backhouse

Daughter
Male

Joe

Backhouse

Son
First name(s) John
Last name Backhouse
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 33
Birth year 1848
Birth place Mapplewell, Yorkshire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Backhouse

Head

Married

33

1848

Mapplewell, Yorkshire, England

Elizabeth

Backhouse

Wife

Married

33

1848

Pendleton, Lancashire, England

Mary E

Backhouse

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Pendleton, Lancashire, England

Tom

Backhouse

Son

Single

8

1873

Yorkshire, England

Harriet

Backhouse

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Mapplewell, Yorkshire, England

Joe

Backhouse

Son

Single

1

1880

Wakefield, Yorkshire, England

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