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Household of John Cliff (born 1833, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wharfedale, 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 Cliff and 11 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Cliff, born in 1833 in Wortley, Yorkshire, consisted of 12 members. John was the head of the household, married to Sarah Cliff, born in 1835 in Yorkshire, England. They had 8 children; David Y (born 1860 in Lambeth, Surrey, England), Maria (born 1861 in Lambeth, Surrey, England), Cromwell (born 1864 in Lambeth, Surrey, England), Paul (born 1866 in Lambeth, Surrey, England), Sarah (born 1867 in Wimbledon, Surrey, England), Byron (born 1868 in Wimbledon, Yorkshire, England), Rose E (born 1874 in -) and Flora K (born 1879 in -).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Servant, Martha (born 1852 in Yorkshire, England) and John's Servant, Elizabeth (born 1854 in Calverley, Yorkshire, England).


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John Cliff's household

Male

John

Cliff

Head
Female

Sarah

Cliff

Wife
Male

David Y

Cliff

Son
Female

Maria

Cliff

Daughter
Male

Cromwell

Cliff

Son
Male

Paul

Cliff

Son
Female

Sarah

Cliff

Daughter
Male

Byron

Cliff

Son
Female

Rose E

Cliff

Daughter
Female

Flora K

Cliff

Daughter
Female

Martha

Dickinson

Servant
Female

Elizabeth

Craven

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Cliff
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 48
Birth year 1833
Birth place Wortley, Yorkshire, England

Household members (12 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Cliff

Head

Married

48

1833

Wortley, Yorkshire, England

Sarah

Cliff

Wife

Married

46

1835

Yorkshire, England

David Y

Cliff

Son

Single

21

1860

Lambeth, Surrey, England

Maria

Cliff

Daughter

Single

20

1861

Lambeth, Surrey, England

Cromwell

Cliff

Son

Single

17

1864

Lambeth, Surrey, England

Paul

Cliff

Son

Single

15

1866

Lambeth, Surrey, England

Sarah

Cliff

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Wimbledon, Surrey, England

Byron

Cliff

Son

Single

13

1868

Wimbledon, Yorkshire, England

Rose E

Cliff

Daughter

Single

7

1874

-

Flora K

Cliff

Daughter

Single

2

1879

-

Martha

Dickinson

Servant

Single

29

1852

Yorkshire, England

Elizabeth

Craven

Servant

Single

27

1854

Calverley, Yorkshire, England

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