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Household of John Oliver (born 1835, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wortley, 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 Oliver and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Oliver, born in 1835 in Swinton, Yorkshire, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Sarah A Oliver, born in 1834 in Owlerton, Yorkshire, England. They had 2 children; Joe (born 1866 in Yorkshire, England) and Agnes (born 1877 in Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Stepson, John W (born 1860 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England), John's Stepson, Charles W (born 1868 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England) and John's Lodger, Abraham (born 1854 in Durham, England).


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John Oliver's household

Male

John

Oliver

Head
Female

Sarah A

Oliver

Wife
Male

John W

Gorvin (Oliver)

Stepson
Male

Joe

Oliver

Son
Male

Charles W

Gorvin (Oliver)

Stepson
Female

Agnes

Oliver

Daughter
Male

Abraham

Gevin

Lodger
First name(s) John
Last name Oliver
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 46
Birth year 1835
Birth place Swinton, Yorkshire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Oliver

Head

Married

46

1835

Swinton, Yorkshire, England

Sarah A

Oliver

Wife

Married

47

1834

Owlerton, Yorkshire, England

John W

Gorvin (Oliver)

Stepson

Single

21

1860

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Joe

Oliver

Son

Single

15

1866

Yorkshire, England

Charles W

Gorvin (Oliver)

Stepson

Single

13

1868

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Agnes

Oliver

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Yorkshire, England

Abraham

Gevin

Lodger

Single

27

1854

Durham, England

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