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Household of John Ledger (born 1833, Yorkshire)

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

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Ledger, born in 1833 in Thorne, Yorkshire, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Emma Ledger, born in 1840 in Doncaster, Yorkshire, England. They had 6 children; Ann (born 1863 in Balby, Yorkshire, England), Ashton (born 1868 in Balby, Yorkshire, England), Emma (born 1870 in Hexthorpe, Yorkshire, England), Harry (born 1873 in Hexthorpe, Yorkshire, England), Arthur (born 1879 in Hexthorpe, Yorkshire, England) and Maria (born 1881 in Hexthorpe, Yorkshire, England).


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John Ledger's household

Male

John

Ledger

Head
Female

Emma

Ledger

Wife
Female

Ann

Ledger

Daughter
Male

Ashton

Ledger

Son
Female

Emma

Ledger

Daughter
Male

Harry

Ledger

Son
Male

Arthur

Ledger

Son
Female

Maria

Ledger

Daughter
First name(s) John
Last name Ledger
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 48
Birth year 1833
Birth place Thorne, Yorkshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Ledger

Head

Married

48

1833

Thorne, Yorkshire, England

Emma

Ledger

Wife

Married

41

1840

Doncaster, Yorkshire, England

Ann

Ledger

Daughter

Single

18

1863

Balby, Yorkshire, England

Ashton

Ledger

Son

Single

13

1868

Balby, Yorkshire, England

Emma

Ledger

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Hexthorpe, Yorkshire, England

Harry

Ledger

Son

Single

8

1873

Hexthorpe, Yorkshire, England

Arthur

Ledger

Son

Single

2

1879

Hexthorpe, Yorkshire, England

Maria

Ledger

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Hexthorpe, Yorkshire, England

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