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Household of John Bescoby (born 1839, Lincolnshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Barnsley, 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 Bescoby and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Bescoby, born in 1839 in Sleaford, Lincolnshire, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Jane Bescoby, born in 1842 in Sleaford, Lincolnshire, England. They had 6 children; Elizabeth (born 1868 in Sleaford, Lincolnshire, England), Annie (born 1872 in Shiregreen, Yorkshire, England), Frederick (born 1874 in Royston, Yorkshire, England), Ellen (born 1877 in Royston, Yorkshire, England), George Thomas (born 1878 in Carlton, Yorkshire, England) and Sarah (born 1881 in Carlton, Yorkshire, England).


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John Bescoby's household

Male

John

Bescoby

Head
Female

Jane

Bescoby

Wife
Female

Elizabeth

Bescoby

Daughter
Female

Annie

Bescoby

Daughter
Male

Frederick

Bescoby

Son
Female

Ellen

Bescoby

Daughter
Male

George Thomas

Bescoby

Son
Female

Sarah

Bescoby

Daughter
First name(s) John
Last name Bescoby
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Sleaford, Lincolnshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Bescoby

Head

Married

42

1839

Sleaford, Lincolnshire, England

Jane

Bescoby

Wife

Married

39

1842

Sleaford, Lincolnshire, England

Elizabeth

Bescoby

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Sleaford, Lincolnshire, England

Annie

Bescoby

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Shiregreen, Yorkshire, England

Frederick

Bescoby

Son

Single

7

1874

Royston, Yorkshire, England

Ellen

Bescoby

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Royston, Yorkshire, England

George Thomas

Bescoby

Son

Single

3

1878

Carlton, Yorkshire, England

Sarah

Bescoby

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Carlton, Yorkshire, England

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