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Household of John Joy (born 1823, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Knaresborough, 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 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Joy, born in 1823 in Scotton, Yorkshire, consisted of 6 members. John was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Joy, born in 1813 in North Ferriby, Yorkshire, England. They had 2 children; Robert (born 1858 in Scotton, Yorkshire, England) and John (born 1859 in Scotton, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Step Son, Arthur (born 1847 in Knaresborough, Yorkshire, England) and John's Servant, Charles (born 1821 in Harrogate, Yorkshire, England).


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John Joy's household

Male

John

Joy

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Joy

Wife
Male

Arthur

King

Step Son
Male

Robert

Joy

Son
Male

John

Joy

Son
Male

Charles

Hodgson

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Joy
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 58
Birth year 1823
Birth place Scotton, Yorkshire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Joy

Head

Married

58

1823

Scotton, Yorkshire, England

Elizabeth

Joy

Wife

Married

68

1813

North Ferriby, Yorkshire, England

Arthur

King

Step Son

Single

34

1847

Knaresborough, Yorkshire, England

Robert

Joy

Son

Single

23

1858

Scotton, Yorkshire, England

John

Joy

Son

Single

22

1859

Scotton, Yorkshire, England

Charles

Hodgson

Servant

Single

60

1821

Harrogate, Yorkshire, England

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