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Household of John Denton (born 1846, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Ecclesall Bierlow, 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 Denton and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Denton, born in 1846 in Oughtibridge, Yorkshire, consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to Sarah Denton, born in 1849 in Yorkshire, England. They had 3 children; Sydney (born 1873 in Walkley, Yorkshire, England), Ernest (born 1875 in Walkley, Yorkshire, England) and John (born 1881 in Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Servant, Samuel (born 1861 in Blackburn, Yorkshire, England), John's Boarder, Rushby (born 1865 in Walkley, Yorkshire, England), John's Boarder, Isabella (born 1854 in Wincobank, Yorkshire, England) and John's Visitor, Edwin (born 1877 in Yorkshire, England).


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John Denton's household

Male

John

Denton

Head
Female

Sarah

Denton

Wife
Male

Sydney

Denton

Son
Male

Ernest

Denton

Son
Male

Samuel

Ridge

Servant
Male

Rushby

Wilson

Boarder
Female

Isabella

Wilson

Boarder
Male

John

Wilson

Son
Male

Edwin

Chapman

Visitor
First name(s) John
Last name Denton
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 35
Birth year 1846
Birth place Oughtibridge, Yorkshire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Denton

Head

Married

35

1846

Oughtibridge, Yorkshire, England

Sarah

Denton

Wife

Married

32

1849

Yorkshire, England

Sydney

Denton

Son

Single

8

1873

Walkley, Yorkshire, England

Ernest

Denton

Son

Single

6

1875

Walkley, Yorkshire, England

Samuel

Ridge

Servant

Single

20

1861

Blackburn, Yorkshire, England

Rushby

Wilson

Boarder

Single

16

1865

Walkley, Yorkshire, England

Isabella

Wilson

Boarder

Single

27

1854

Wincobank, Yorkshire, England

John

Wilson

Son

Single

0

1881

Yorkshire, England

Edwin

Chapman

Visitor

Single

4

1877

Yorkshire, England

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