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Household of John W Moorhouse (born 1840, Yorkshire)

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

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John W Moorhouse, born in 1840 in Wakefield, Yorkshire, consisted of 9 members. John W was the head of the household, married to Emma Moorhouse, born in 1841 in Wakefield, Yorkshire, England. They had 5 children; Joe (born 1861 in Wakefield, Yorkshire, England), Mary A (born 1863 in Wakefield, Yorkshire, England), Kate (born 1867 in Wakefield, Yorkshire, England), Harry (born 1869 in Wakefield, Yorkshire, England) and Edith (born 1875 in Wakefield, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John W's Aunt, Elizabeth (born 1819 in Sandal, Yorkshire, England) and John W's Servant, Jane (born 1859 in Sunderland, Durham, England).


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John W Moorhouse's household

Male

John W

Moorhouse

Head
Female

Emma

Moorhouse

Wife
Male

Joe

Moorhouse

Son
Female

Mary A

Moorhouse

Daughter
Female

Kate

Moorhouse

Daughter
Male

Harry

Moorhouse

Son
Female

Edith

Moorhouse

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Wilkinson

Aunt
Female

Jane

Wilson

Servant
First name(s) John W
Last name Moorhouse
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Wakefield, Yorkshire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John W

Moorhouse

Head

Married

41

1840

Wakefield, Yorkshire, England

Emma

Moorhouse

Wife

Married

40

1841

Wakefield, Yorkshire, England

Joe

Moorhouse

Son

Single

20

1861

Wakefield, Yorkshire, England

Mary A

Moorhouse

Daughter

Single

18

1863

Wakefield, Yorkshire, England

Kate

Moorhouse

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Wakefield, Yorkshire, England

Harry

Moorhouse

Son

Single

12

1869

Wakefield, Yorkshire, England

Edith

Moorhouse

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Wakefield, Yorkshire, England

Elizabeth

Wilkinson

Aunt

Single

62

1819

Sandal, Yorkshire, England

Jane

Wilson

Servant

Single

22

1859

Sunderland, Durham, England

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