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Household of John Copley (born 1839, Yorkshire)

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 Copley and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Copley, born in 1839 in Pilley, Yorkshire, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Sarah A Copley, born in 1849 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England. They had 5 children; Esther (born 1866 in Pilley, Yorkshire, England), Harriett L (born 1876 in Barnsley, Yorkshire, England), John H (born 1878 in Barnsley, Yorkshire, England), Benjamin J (born 1880 in Worsbrough, Yorkshire, England) and Sam (born 1863 in Pilley, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Mother In Law, Ann Haywood, born in 1813 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England.


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John Copley's household

Male

John

Copley

Head
Female

Sarah A

Copley

Wife
Female

Esther

Copley

Daughter
Female

Harriett L

Copley

Daughter
Male

John H

Copley

Son
Male

Benjamin J

Copley

Son
Male

Sam

Copley

Son
Female

Ann

Haywood

Mother In Law
First name(s) John
Last name Copley
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Pilley, Yorkshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Copley

Head

Married

42

1839

Pilley, Yorkshire, England

Sarah A

Copley

Wife

Married

32

1849

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Esther

Copley

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Pilley, Yorkshire, England

Harriett L

Copley

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Barnsley, Yorkshire, England

John H

Copley

Son

Single

3

1878

Barnsley, Yorkshire, England

Benjamin J

Copley

Son

Single

1

1880

Worsbrough, Yorkshire, England

Sam

Copley

Son

Single

18

1863

Pilley, Yorkshire, England

Ann

Haywood

Mother In Law

Widow

68

1813

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

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