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Household of John Silvester (born 1826, Yorkshire)

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

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Silvester, born in 1826 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary Silvester, born in 1837 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England. They had 6 children; James (born 1857 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England), Martha (born 1859 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England), Henry (born 1862 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England), Joseph (born 1864 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England), Hannah (born 1871 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England) and Mary J (born 1874 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Lodger, John Millhouse, born in 1861 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England.


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John Silvester's household

Male

John

Silvester

Head
Female

Mary

Silvester

Wife
Male

James

Yeardley

Son
Female

Martha

Yeardley

Daughter
Male

Henry

Yeardley

Son
Male

Joseph

Yeardley

Son
Female

Hannah

Yeardley

Daughter
Female

Mary J

Yeardley

Daughter
Male

John

Millhouse

Lodger
First name(s) John
Last name Silvester
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 55
Birth year 1826
Birth place Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Silvester

Head

Married

55

1826

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Mary

Silvester

Wife

Married

44

1837

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

James

Yeardley

Son

Single

24

1857

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Martha

Yeardley

Daughter

Single

22

1859

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Henry

Yeardley

Son

Single

19

1862

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Joseph

Yeardley

Son

Single

17

1864

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Hannah

Yeardley

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Mary J

Yeardley

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

John

Millhouse

Lodger

Single

20

1861

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

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