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Household of John Oldfield (born 1826, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wharfedale, 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 Oldfield and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Oldfield, born in 1826 in Pontefract, Yorkshire, consisted of 6 members. John was the head of the household, married to Eleanor Oldfield, born in 1828 in Huntingdonshire, England. They had 1 child; Jane, born 1852 in Aberford, Yorkshire, England. They had 2 grandchildren; Bertha (born 1872 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England) and William (born 1877 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Visitor, George Peake, born in 1841 in Longton, Staffordshire, England.


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John Oldfield's household

Male

John

Oldfield

Head
Female

Eleanor

Oldfield

Wife
Female

Jane

Huggon

Daughter
Female

Bertha

Huggon

Grand Daughter
Male

William

Huggon

Grand Son
Male

George

Peake

Visitor
First name(s) John
Last name Oldfield
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 55
Birth year 1826
Birth place Pontefract, Yorkshire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Oldfield

Head

Married

55

1826

Pontefract, Yorkshire, England

Eleanor

Oldfield

Wife

Married

53

1828

Huntingdonshire, England

Jane

Huggon

Daughter

Widow

29

1852

Aberford, Yorkshire, England

Bertha

Huggon

Grand Daughter

Single

9

1872

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

William

Huggon

Grand Son

Single

4

1877

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

George

Peake

Visitor

Single

40

1841

Longton, Staffordshire, England

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