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Household of John Priestley (born 1819, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Halifax, 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 Priestley and 3 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Priestley, born in 1819 in Shelf, Yorkshire, consisted of 4 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary Priestley, born in 1825 in Northowram, Yorkshire, England. They had 2 children; Mary Jane (born 1860 in Northowram, Yorkshire, England) and Nancy (born 1862 in Northowram, Yorkshire, England).


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John Priestley's household

Male

John

Priestley

Head
Female

Mary

Priestley

Wife
Female

Mary Jane

Priestley

Daughter
Female

Nancy

Priestley

Daughter
First name(s) John
Last name Priestley
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 62
Birth year 1819
Birth place Shelf, Yorkshire, England

Household members (4 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Priestley

Head

Married

62

1819

Shelf, Yorkshire, England

Mary

Priestley

Wife

Married

56

1825

Northowram, Yorkshire, England

Mary Jane

Priestley

Daughter

Single

21

1860

Northowram, Yorkshire, England

Nancy

Priestley

Daughter

Single

19

1862

Northowram, Yorkshire, England

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