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Household of John Backhouse (born 1820, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Easingwold, 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 Backhouse and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Backhouse, born in 1820 in Yorkshire, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Hannah Backhouse, born in 1817 in Yorkshire, England. They had 1 grandchild; Arthur, born 1874 in Moxby, Yorkshire, England.
During the period, also present in the household were John's Servant, Mathew (born 1862 in Raskelf, Yorkshire, England), John's Servant, James (born 1864 in Raskelf, Yorkshire, England), John's Servant, John (born 1864 in Raskelf, Yorkshire, England) and John's Servant, Emma (born 1864 in Haxby, Yorkshire, England).


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John Backhouse's household

Male

John

Backhouse

Head
Female

Hannah

Backhouse

Wife
Male

Arthur

Backhouse

Grand Son
Male

Mathew

Greaves

Servant
Male

James

Greaves

Servant
Male

John

Sigsworth

Servant
Female

Emma

Galister

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Backhouse
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 61
Birth year 1820
Birth place Yorkshire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Backhouse

Head

Married

61

1820

Yorkshire, England

Hannah

Backhouse

Wife

Married

64

1817

Yorkshire, England

Arthur

Backhouse

Grand Son

Single

7

1874

Moxby, Yorkshire, England

Mathew

Greaves

Servant

Single

19

1862

Raskelf, Yorkshire, England

James

Greaves

Servant

Single

17

1864

Raskelf, Yorkshire, England

John

Sigsworth

Servant

Single

17

1864

Raskelf, Yorkshire, England

Emma

Galister

Servant

Single

17

1864

Haxby, Yorkshire, England

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