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Household of John Donkersley (born 1817, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Huddersfield, 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 Donkersley and 2 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Donkersley, born in 1817 in Thurstonland, Yorkshire, consisted of 3 members. John was the head of the household, widower. He had 1 child; Mary Elizabeth, born 1851 in Honley, Yorkshire, England.
During the period, also present in the household was John's Servant, Sarah Sayles, born in 1824 in Milnsbridge, Yorkshire, England.


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John Donkersley's household

Male

John

Donkersley

Head
Female

Mary Elizabeth

Donkersley

Daughter
Female

Sarah

Sayles

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Donkersley
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 64
Birth year 1817
Birth place Thurstonland, Yorkshire, England

Household members (3 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Donkersley

Head

Widower

64

1817

Thurstonland, Yorkshire, England

Mary Elizabeth

Donkersley

Daughter

Single

30

1851

Honley, Yorkshire, England

Sarah

Sayles

Servant

Single

57

1824

Milnsbridge, Yorkshire, England

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