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Household of John W Metcalfe (born 1844, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Pontefract, 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 W Metcalfe and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John W Metcalfe, born in 1844 in Knottingley, Yorkshire, consisted of 8 members. John W was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Metcalfe, born in 1845 in Kellingley, Yorkshire, England. They had 5 children; Clara (born 1870 in Knottingley, Yorkshire, England), Julia (born 1871 in Knottingley, Yorkshire, England), Elizabeth (born 1876 in Knottingley, Yorkshire, England), George J (born 1879 in Knottingley, Yorkshire, England) and Agnes (born 1881 in Knottingley, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John W's Sev, Alfred Walton, born in 1856 in Knottingley, Yorkshire, England.


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John W Metcalfe's household

Male

John W

Metcalfe

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Metcalfe

Wife
Female

Clara

Metcalfe

Daughter
Female

Julia

Metcalfe

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Metcalfe

Daughter
Male

George J

Metcalfe

Son
Female

Agnes

Metcalfe

Daughter
Male

Alfred

Walton

Sev
First name(s) John W
Last name Metcalfe
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place Knottingley, Yorkshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John W

Metcalfe

Head

Married

37

1844

Knottingley, Yorkshire, England

Elizabeth

Metcalfe

Wife

Married

36

1845

Kellingley, Yorkshire, England

Clara

Metcalfe

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Knottingley, Yorkshire, England

Julia

Metcalfe

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Knottingley, Yorkshire, England

Elizabeth

Metcalfe

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Knottingley, Yorkshire, England

George J

Metcalfe

Son

Single

2

1879

Knottingley, Yorkshire, England

Agnes

Metcalfe

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Knottingley, Yorkshire, England

Alfred

Walton

Sev

Single

25

1856

Knottingley, Yorkshire, England

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