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Household of John Semley (born 1821, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Barnsley, 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 Semley and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Semley, born in 1821 in Royston, Yorkshire, consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mirah Semley, born in 1824 in Wragby, Yorkshire, England. They had 5 children; George (born 1853 in Worsbrough, Yorkshire, England), Edward (born 1860 in Worsbrough, Yorkshire, England), William (born 1862 in Worsbrough, Yorkshire, England), Kate (born 1869 in Worsbrough, Yorkshire, England) and Alice (born 1872 in Worsbrough, Yorkshire, England). They had 2 grandchildren; Bertha (born 1868 in Worsbrough, Yorkshire, England) and Alice M (born 1872 in Worsbrough, Yorkshire, England).


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John Semley's household

Male

John

Semley

Head
Female

Mirah

Semley

Wife
Male

George

Semley

Son
Male

Edward

Semley

Son
Male

William

Semley

Son
Female

Kate

Semley

Daughter
Female

Alice

Semley

Daughter
Female

Bertha

Earnshaw

Grand Daughter
Female

Alice M

Earnshaw

Grand Daughter
First name(s) John
Last name Semley
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 60
Birth year 1821
Birth place Royston, Yorkshire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Semley

Head

Married

60

1821

Royston, Yorkshire, England

Mirah

Semley

Wife

Married

57

1824

Wragby, Yorkshire, England

George

Semley

Son

Single

28

1853

Worsbrough, Yorkshire, England

Edward

Semley

Son

Single

21

1860

Worsbrough, Yorkshire, England

William

Semley

Son

Single

19

1862

Worsbrough, Yorkshire, England

Kate

Semley

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Worsbrough, Yorkshire, England

Alice

Semley

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Worsbrough, Yorkshire, England

Bertha

Earnshaw

Grand Daughter

Single

13

1868

Worsbrough, Yorkshire, England

Alice M

Earnshaw

Grand Daughter

Single

9

1872

Worsbrough, Yorkshire, England

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