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Household of John Skirrow (born 1811, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wharfedale, 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 Skirrow and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Skirrow, born in 1811 in Baildon, Yorkshire, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Martha Skirrow, born in 1824 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England. They had 3 children; Mary (born 1864 in Baildon, Yorkshire, England), Martha (born 1865 in Baildon, Yorkshire, England) and John T (born 1869 in Baildon, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Boarder, Sarah (born 1858 in Baildon, Yorkshire, England), John's Boarder, Clara (born 1880 in Baildon, Yorkshire, England) and John's Boarder, John S (born 1881 in Baildon, Yorkshire, England).


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John Skirrow's household

Male

John

Skirrow

Head
Female

Martha

Skirrow

Wife
Female

Mary

Skirrow

Daughter
Female

Martha

Skirrow

Daughter
Male

John T

Skirrow

Son
Female

Sarah

Emsley

Boarder
Female

Clara

Emsley

Boarder
Male

John S

Emsley

Boarder
First name(s) John
Last name Skirrow
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 70
Birth year 1811
Birth place Baildon, Yorkshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Skirrow

Head

Married

70

1811

Baildon, Yorkshire, England

Martha

Skirrow

Wife

Married

57

1824

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Mary

Skirrow

Daughter

Single

17

1864

Baildon, Yorkshire, England

Martha

Skirrow

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Baildon, Yorkshire, England

John T

Skirrow

Son

Single

12

1869

Baildon, Yorkshire, England

Sarah

Emsley

Boarder

Married

23

1858

Baildon, Yorkshire, England

Clara

Emsley

Boarder

Single

1

1880

Baildon, Yorkshire, England

John S

Emsley

Boarder

Single

0

1881

Baildon, Yorkshire, England

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