Skip to content
  • Start free trial
An original census record

Start a free trial to view

Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time

Household of John Harper (born 1811, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Beverley, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (East Riding), England

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

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 14 other people are on this record

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

In the 1881 Census, the household of John Harper, born in 1811 in Walkington, Yorkshire, consisted of 15 members. John was the head of the household, married to Harriet Harper, born in 1826 in Hessle, Yorkshire, England. They had 4 children; William (born 1857 in Risby, Yorkshire, England), John (born 1859 in Risby, Yorkshire, England), Emma Jane (born 1861 in Risby, Yorkshire, England) and Robert Henry (born 1863 in Risby, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Servant, Kate (born 1867 in Swanland, Yorkshire, England), John's Servant, Jemima (born 1852 in Driffield, Yorkshire, England), John's Servant, Jane (born 1867 in Beverley, Yorkshire, England), John's Servant, Henry (born 1863 in Beverley, Yorkshire, England), John's Servant, John (born 1862 in Beverley, Yorkshire, England), John's Servant, William (born 1862 in Walkington, Yorkshire, England), John's Servant, George (born 1866 in Cherry Burton, Yorkshire, England), John's Servant, Matthia C (born 1864 in York, Yorkshire, England) and John's Servant, Richard (born 1863 in Cottingham, Yorkshire, England).


Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time

John Harper's household

Male

John

Harper

Head
Female

Harriet

Harper

Wife
Male

William

Harper

Son
Male

John

Harper

Son
Female

Emma Jane

Harper

Daughter
Male

Robert Henry

Harper

Son
Female

Kate

Bates

Servant
Female

Jemima

Robson

Servant
Female

Jane

Rollage

Servant
Male

Henry

Gamble

Servant
Male

John

Tindall

Servant
Male

William

Gray

Servant
Male

George

Watson

Servant
Male

Matthia C

Bennings

Servant
Male

Richard

Danby

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Harper
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 70
Birth year 1811
Birth place Walkington, Yorkshire, England

Household members (15 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Harper

Head

Married

70

1811

Walkington, Yorkshire, England

Harriet

Harper

Wife

Married

55

1826

Hessle, Yorkshire, England

William

Harper

Son

Single

24

1857

Risby, Yorkshire, England

John

Harper

Son

Single

22

1859

Risby, Yorkshire, England

Emma Jane

Harper

Daughter

Single

20

1861

Risby, Yorkshire, England

Robert Henry

Harper

Son

Single

18

1863

Risby, Yorkshire, England

Kate

Bates

Servant

Single

14

1867

Swanland, Yorkshire, England

Jemima

Robson

Servant

Single

29

1852

Driffield, Yorkshire, England

Jane

Rollage

Servant

Single

14

1867

Beverley, Yorkshire, England

Henry

Gamble

Servant

Single

18

1863

Beverley, Yorkshire, England

John

Tindall

Servant

Single

19

1862

Beverley, Yorkshire, England

William

Gray

Servant

Single

19

1862

Walkington, Yorkshire, England

George

Watson

Servant

Single

15

1866

Cherry Burton, Yorkshire, England

Matthia C

Bennings

Servant

Single

17

1864

York, Yorkshire, England

Richard

Danby

Servant

Single

18

1863

Cottingham, Yorkshire, England

Explore Findmypast's newspaper collections

Explore the 1881 Census and millions of historical records for free with Findmypast. Find out more about the household of John Harper in Beverley in 1881, and follow the Harper family through time in other national records, newspapers and more.

We've found family trees for John Harper

We’ve found John Harper in 242 family trees. Find out more about John Harper's household and view the Harper family in family trees created by Findmypast members.

Not who you're looking for?

Other households on nearby pages of the 1881 Census