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Household of John Scales (born 1839, 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 Scales and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Scales, born in 1839 in Swinton, Yorkshire, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Eliza Scales, born in 1836 in Easingwold, Yorkshire, England. They had 3 children; Amy (born 1864 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England), Annie (born 1872 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England) and Herbert (born 1875 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Daughter Head, Jane Elizabeth (born 1862 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England) and John's Boarder, Elizabeth (born 1843 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England).


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John Scales's household

Male

John

Scales

Head
Female

Eliza

Scales

Wife
Female

Jane Elizabeth

Scales

Daughter Head
Female

Amy

Scales

Daughter
Female

Annie

Scales

Daughter
Male

Herbert

Scales

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Jaques

Boarder
First name(s) John
Last name Scales
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
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

Scales

Head

Married

42

1839

Swinton, Yorkshire, England

Eliza

Scales

Wife

Married

45

1836

Easingwold, Yorkshire, England

Jane Elizabeth

Scales

Daughter Head

Single

19

1862

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Amy

Scales

Daughter

Single

17

1864

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Annie

Scales

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Herbert

Scales

Son

Single

6

1875

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Elizabeth

Jaques

Boarder

Single

38

1843

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

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