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Household of John Metcalfe (born 1830, Yorkshire)

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

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Metcalfe, born in 1830 in Yorkshire, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Sarah Metcalfe, born in 1834 in East Keswick, Yorkshire, England. They had 5 children; Elizabeth (born 1855 in Kirkstall, Yorkshire, England), Arthur (born 1860 in Kirkstall, Yorkshire, England), Harriett (born 1862 in Kirkstall, Yorkshire, England), Lilley (born 1866 in Kirkstall, Yorkshire, England) and Edith (born 1873 in Kirkstall, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Brother In Law, William Parker, born in 1828 in East Keswick, Yorkshire, England.


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John Metcalfe's household

Male

John

Metcalfe

Head
Female

Sarah

Metcalfe

Wife
Female

Elizabeth

Metcalfe

Daughter
Male

Arthur

Metcalfe

Son
Female

Harriett

Metcalfe

Daughter
Female

Lilley

Metcalfe

Daughter
Female

Edith

Metcalfe

Daughter
Male

William

Parker

Brother In Law
First name(s) John
Last name Metcalfe
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 51
Birth year 1830
Birth place Yorkshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Metcalfe

Head

Married

51

1830

Yorkshire, England

Sarah

Metcalfe

Wife

Married

47

1834

East Keswick, Yorkshire, England

Elizabeth

Metcalfe

Daughter

Single

26

1855

Kirkstall, Yorkshire, England

Arthur

Metcalfe

Son

Single

21

1860

Kirkstall, Yorkshire, England

Harriett

Metcalfe

Daughter

Single

19

1862

Kirkstall, Yorkshire, England

Lilley

Metcalfe

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Kirkstall, Yorkshire, England

Edith

Metcalfe

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Kirkstall, Yorkshire, England

William

Parker

Brother In Law

Widower

53

1828

East Keswick, Yorkshire, England

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