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Household of John Joy (born 1839, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Skipton, 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 Joy and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Joy, born in 1839 in Hartlington, Yorkshire, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Sarah Joy, born in 1855 in Grassington, Yorkshire, England. They had 5 children; George (born 1873 in Grassington, Yorkshire, England), Hannah (born 1874 in Grassington, Yorkshire, England), Thomas (born 1875 in Grassington, Yorkshire, England), John (born 1877 in Grassington, Yorkshire, England) and Elizabeth (born 1879 in Grassington, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Brother, Horatio Joy, born in 1844 in Hartlington, Yorkshire, England.


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John Joy's household

Male

John

Joy

Head
Female

Sarah

Joy

Wife
Male

George

Joy

Son
Female

Hannah

Joy

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Joy

Son
Male

John

Joy

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Joy

Daughter
Male

Horatio

Joy

Brother
First name(s) John
Last name Joy
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Hartlington, Yorkshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Joy

Head

Married

42

1839

Hartlington, Yorkshire, England

Sarah

Joy

Wife

Married

26

1855

Grassington, Yorkshire, England

George

Joy

Son

Single

8

1873

Grassington, Yorkshire, England

Hannah

Joy

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Grassington, Yorkshire, England

Thomas

Joy

Son

Single

6

1875

Grassington, Yorkshire, England

John

Joy

Son

Single

4

1877

Grassington, Yorkshire, England

Elizabeth

Joy

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Grassington, Yorkshire, England

Horatio

Joy

Brother

Single

37

1844

Hartlington, Yorkshire, England

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