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Household of John Close (born 1825, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Middlesbrough, 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 Close and 12 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Close, born in 1825 in Ormesby, Yorkshire, consisted of 13 members. John was the head of the household, married to Jane Close, born in 1825 in Macduff, Banffshire, Scotland. They had 6 children; Mary A (born 1853 in Middlesbrough, Yorkshire, England), Harriet J (born 1855 in Middlesbrough, Yorkshire, England), Jane A (born 1856 in Middlesbrough, Yorkshire, England), Elsie (born 1860 in Middlesbrough, Yorkshire, England), Nellie (born 1863 in Middlesbrough, Yorkshire, England) and Jessie (born 1867 in Middlesbrough, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Son In Law, Robert (born 1854 in Stainton, Yorkshire, England), John's Boarder, Charles (born 1859 in Hutton Rudby, Yorkshire, England), John's Boarder, Frederick (born 1864 in Stockton, Durham, England), John's Servant, Sarah (born 1857 in Brierley, Staffordshire, England) and John's Grand Child, John F (born 1879 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England).


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John Close's household

Male

John

Close

Head
Female

Jane

Close

Wife
Female

Mary A

Petty

Daughter
Male

Robert

Petty

Son In Law
Female

Harriet J

Petrie

Daughter
Female

Jane A

Close

Daughter
Female

Elsie

Close

Daughter
Female

Nellie

Close

Daughter
Female

Jessie

Close

Daughter
Male

Charles

Hall

Boarder
Male

Frederick

Pickering

Boarder
Female

Sarah

Bint

Servant
Male

John F

Petrie

Grand Child
First name(s) John
Last name Close
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 56
Birth year 1825
Birth place Ormesby, Yorkshire, England

Household members (13 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Close

Head

Married

56

1825

Ormesby, Yorkshire, England

Jane

Close

Wife

Married

56

1825

Macduff, Banffshire, Scotland

Mary A

Petty

Daughter

Married

28

1853

Middlesbrough, Yorkshire, England

Robert

Petty

Son In Law

Married

27

1854

Stainton, Yorkshire, England

Harriet J

Petrie

Daughter

Married

26

1855

Middlesbrough, Yorkshire, England

Jane A

Close

Daughter

Single

25

1856

Middlesbrough, Yorkshire, England

Elsie

Close

Daughter

Single

21

1860

Middlesbrough, Yorkshire, England

Nellie

Close

Daughter

Single

18

1863

Middlesbrough, Yorkshire, England

Jessie

Close

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Middlesbrough, Yorkshire, England

Charles

Hall

Boarder

Single

22

1859

Hutton Rudby, Yorkshire, England

Frederick

Pickering

Boarder

Single

17

1864

Stockton, Durham, England

Sarah

Bint

Servant

Single

24

1857

Brierley, Staffordshire, England

John F

Petrie

Grand Child

Single

2

1879

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

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