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Household of John Brierley (born 1843, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Oldham, Lancashire, 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 Brierley and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Brierley, born in 1843 in Saddleworth, Yorkshire, consisted of 6 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary Brierley, born in 1842 in Worsley, Lancashire, England. They had 3 children; Martha Alice (born 1866 in Oldham, Lancashire, England), William (born 1876 in Oldham, Lancashire, England) and Betty (born 1878 in Oldham, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Boarder, Charley Smith, born in 1856 in Oldham, Lancashire, England.


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John Brierley's household

Male

John

Brierley

Head
Female

Mary

Brierley

Wife
Female

Martha Alice

Brierley

Daughter
Male

William

Brierley

Son
Female

Betty

Brierley

Daughter
Male

Charley

Smith

Boarder
First name(s) John
Last name Brierley
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 38
Birth year 1843
Birth place Saddleworth, Yorkshire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Brierley

Head

Married

38

1843

Saddleworth, Yorkshire, England

Mary

Brierley

Wife

Married

39

1842

Worsley, Lancashire, England

Martha Alice

Brierley

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Oldham, Lancashire, England

William

Brierley

Son

Single

5

1876

Oldham, Lancashire, England

Betty

Brierley

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Oldham, Lancashire, England

Charley

Smith

Boarder

Single

25

1856

Oldham, Lancashire, England

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