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Household of John T Belk (born 1838, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Middlesbrough, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (North 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 T Belk and 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John T Belk, born in 1838 in Pontefract, Yorkshire, consisted of 11 members. John T was the head of the household, married to Jane Belk, born in 1855 in Dowlais, Glamorganshire, Wales. They had 4 children; Lydia N (born 1871 in Redcar, Yorkshire, England), Enid J (born 1878 in Middlesbrough, Yorkshire, England), Eve M (born 1879 in Middlesbrough, Yorkshire, England) and Irene (born 1881 in Middlesbrough, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John T's Servant, Elizabeth J (born 1845 in Sadberge, Durham, England), John T's Servant, Margaret (born 1847 in Eglingham, Northumberland, England), John T's Servant, Elizabeth (born 1855 in Norfolk, England), John T's Servant, Eleanor (born 1862 in Bishop Auckland, Durham, England) and John T's Servant, Ellen A (born 1863 in Sunderland, Durham, England).


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John T Belk's household

Male

John T

Belk

Head
Female

Jane

Belk

Wife
Female

Lydia N

Belk

Daughter
Female

Enid J

Belk

Daughter
Female

Eve M

Belk

Daughter
Female

Irene

Belk

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth J

Wright

Servant
Female

Margaret

Lumsden

Servant
Female

Elizabeth

Taylor

Servant
Female

Eleanor

Chapman

Servant
Female

Ellen A

Prosser

Servant
First name(s) John T
Last name Belk
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Pontefract, Yorkshire, England

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John T

Belk

Head

Married

43

1838

Pontefract, Yorkshire, England

Jane

Belk

Wife

Married

26

1855

Dowlais, Glamorganshire, Wales

Lydia N

Belk

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Redcar, Yorkshire, England

Enid J

Belk

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Middlesbrough, Yorkshire, England

Eve M

Belk

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Middlesbrough, Yorkshire, England

Irene

Belk

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Middlesbrough, Yorkshire, England

Elizabeth J

Wright

Servant

Single

36

1845

Sadberge, Durham, England

Margaret

Lumsden

Servant

Single

34

1847

Eglingham, Northumberland, England

Elizabeth

Taylor

Servant

Single

26

1855

Norfolk, England

Eleanor

Chapman

Servant

Single

19

1862

Bishop Auckland, Durham, England

Ellen A

Prosser

Servant

Single

18

1863

Sunderland, Durham, England

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