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Household of John Harper (born 1837, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Sedbergh, 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 Harper and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Harper, born in 1837 in Garsdale, Yorkshire, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Dorothy Harper, born in 1843 in Dent, Yorkshire, England. They had 5 children; Richard (born 1863 in Sedbergh, Yorkshire, England), Elizabeth (born 1865 in Sedbergh, Yorkshire, England), Fawcett (born 1869 in Sedbergh, Yorkshire, England), Annie (born 1872 in Sedbergh, Yorkshire, England) and Mary (born 1877 in Sedbergh, Yorkshire, England).


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John Harper's household

Male

John

Harper

Head
Female

Dorothy

Harper

Wife
Male

Richard

Harper

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Harper

Daughter
Male

Fawcett

Harper

Son
Female

Annie

Harper

Daughter
Female

Mary

Harper

Daughter
First name(s) John
Last name Harper
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 44
Birth year 1837
Birth place Garsdale, Yorkshire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Harper

Head

Married

44

1837

Garsdale, Yorkshire, England

Dorothy

Harper

Wife

Married

38

1843

Dent, Yorkshire, England

Richard

Harper

Son

Single

18

1863

Sedbergh, Yorkshire, England

Elizabeth

Harper

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Sedbergh, Yorkshire, England

Fawcett

Harper

Son

Single

12

1869

Sedbergh, Yorkshire, England

Annie

Harper

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Sedbergh, Yorkshire, England

Mary

Harper

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Sedbergh, Yorkshire, England

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