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Household of John Harper (born 1817, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in York, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (East 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 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Harper, born in 1817 in Escrick, Yorkshire, consisted of 6 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary Ann Harper, born in 1818 in Aberford, Yorkshire, England.
During the period, also present in the household were John's Lodger, Thomas (born 1852 in Sneaton, Yorkshire, England), John's Lodger, Samuel (born 1855 in Acomb, Yorkshire, England), John's Lodger, Thomas William (born 1854 in Craik, Yorkshire, England) and John's Lodger, George (born 1861 in Aldborough, Yorkshire, England).


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John Harper's household

Male

John

Harper

Head
Female

Mary Ann

Harper

Wife
Male

Thomas

Harding

Lodger
Male

Samuel

Wiley

Lodger
Male

Thomas William

Clark

Lodger
Male

George

Parker

Lodger
First name(s) John
Last name Harper
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 64
Birth year 1817
Birth place Escrick, Yorkshire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Harper

Head

Married

64

1817

Escrick, Yorkshire, England

Mary Ann

Harper

Wife

Married

63

1818

Aberford, Yorkshire, England

Thomas

Harding

Lodger

Single

29

1852

Sneaton, Yorkshire, England

Samuel

Wiley

Lodger

Single

26

1855

Acomb, Yorkshire, England

Thomas William

Clark

Lodger

Single

27

1854

Craik, Yorkshire, England

George

Parker

Lodger

Single

20

1861

Aldborough, Yorkshire, England

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