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Household of John Featherstone (born 1826, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Scarborough, 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 Featherstone and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Featherstone, born in 1826 in Sawdon, Yorkshire, consisted of 10 members. John was the head of the household, married to Jane Featherstone, born in 1823 in Sawdon, Yorkshire, England. They had 2 children; Betsy A (born 1855 in Sawdon, Yorkshire, England) and Robert (born 1859 in Sawdon, Yorkshire, England). They had 3 grandchildren; Edith (born 1877 in Ilam, Derbyshire, England), Gertrude (born 1879 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England) and Edward (born 1881 in West Ayton, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Daughter In Law, Eliza (born 1854 in Ilam, Derbyshire, England), John's Servant, Robert (born 1858 in Burniston, Yorkshire, England) and John's Lodger, Thomas (born 1847 in Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, England).


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John Featherstone's household

Male

John

Featherstone

Head
Female

Jane

Featherstone

Wife
Female

Betsy A

Featherstone

Daughter
Male

Robert

Featherstone

Son
Female

Eliza

Featherstone

Daughter In Law
Female

Edith

Featherstone

Grand Daughter
Female

Gertrude

Featherstone

Grand Daughter
Male

Robert

Benningham

Servant
Male

Edward

Featherstone

Grand Son
Male

Thomas

Cheese

Lodger
First name(s) John
Last name Featherstone
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 55
Birth year 1826
Birth place Sawdon, Yorkshire, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Featherstone

Head

Married

55

1826

Sawdon, Yorkshire, England

Jane

Featherstone

Wife

Married

58

1823

Sawdon, Yorkshire, England

Betsy A

Featherstone

Daughter

Single

26

1855

Sawdon, Yorkshire, England

Robert

Featherstone

Son

Married

22

1859

Sawdon, Yorkshire, England

Eliza

Featherstone

Daughter In Law

Married

27

1854

Ilam, Derbyshire, England

Edith

Featherstone

Grand Daughter

Single

4

1877

Ilam, Derbyshire, England

Gertrude

Featherstone

Grand Daughter

Single

2

1879

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Robert

Benningham

Servant

Single

23

1858

Burniston, Yorkshire, England

Edward

Featherstone

Grand Son

Single

0

1881

West Ayton, Yorkshire, England

Thomas

Cheese

Lodger

Single

34

1847

Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, England

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