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Household of John Houslay (born 1821, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Pocklington, 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 Houslay and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Houslay, born in 1821 in Bolton, Yorkshire, consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to Margaret Houslay, born in 1823 in Barmby Moor, Yorkshire, England. They had 1 child; Elizabeth, born 1856 in Bolton, Yorkshire, England. They had 1 grandchild; John, born 1874 in Yorkshire, England.
During the period, also present in the household were John's Servant, Betsy (born 1867 in Yorkshire, England), John's Servant, John (born 1835 in Yorkshire, England), John's Servant, William (born 1848 in Bedale), John's Servant, Buckle (born 1862 in Heslington, Yorkshire, England) and John's Servant, George (born 1866 in United States).


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John Houslay's household

Male

John

Houslay

Head
Female

Margaret

Houslay

Wife
Female

Elizabeth

Houslay

Daughter
Male

John

Houslay

Grand Son
Female

Betsy

Campling

Servant
Male

John

Wake

Servant
Male

William

Nicholson

Servant
Male

Buckle

Richardson

Servant
Male

George

Sedley

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Houslay
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 60
Birth year 1821
Birth place Bolton, Yorkshire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Houslay

Head

Married

60

1821

Bolton, Yorkshire, England

Margaret

Houslay

Wife

Married

58

1823

Barmby Moor, Yorkshire, England

Elizabeth

Houslay

Daughter

Single

25

1856

Bolton, Yorkshire, England

John

Houslay

Grand Son

Single

7

1874

Yorkshire, England

Betsy

Campling

Servant

Single

14

1867

Yorkshire, England

John

Wake

Servant

Single

46

1835

Yorkshire, England

William

Nicholson

Servant

Single

33

1848

Bedale

Buckle

Richardson

Servant

Single

19

1862

Heslington, Yorkshire, England

George

Sedley

Servant

Single

15

1866

United States

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