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Household of John Ward (born 1841, Staffordshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Stafford, Staffordshire, 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 Ward and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Ward, born in 1841 in Stafford, Staffordshire, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Ann Ward, born in 1848 in Stafford, Staffordshire, England. They had 4 children; John Stephen (born 1873 in Stafford, Staffordshire, England), William Tildesley (born 1875 in Stafford, Staffordshire, England), Phoebe Martha (born 1879 in Stafford, Staffordshire, England) and Jane (born 1881 in Stafford, Staffordshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Servant, Christopher (born 1863 in Stafford, Staffordshire, England) and John's Servant, Margaret (born 1864 in Stafford, Staffordshire, England).


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John Ward's household

Male

John

Ward

Head
Female

Ann

Ward

Wife
Male

John Stephen

Ward

Son
Male

William Tildesley

Ward

Son
Female

Phoebe Martha

Ward

Daughter
Female

Jane

Ward

Daughter
Male

Christopher

Dibb

Servant
Female

Margaret

Smith

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Ward
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Stafford, Staffordshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Ward

Head

Married

40

1841

Stafford, Staffordshire, England

Ann

Ward

Wife

Married

33

1848

Stafford, Staffordshire, England

John Stephen

Ward

Son

Single

8

1873

Stafford, Staffordshire, England

William Tildesley

Ward

Son

Single

6

1875

Stafford, Staffordshire, England

Phoebe Martha

Ward

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Stafford, Staffordshire, England

Jane

Ward

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Stafford, Staffordshire, England

Christopher

Dibb

Servant

Single

18

1863

Stafford, Staffordshire, England

Margaret

Smith

Servant

Single

17

1864

Stafford, Staffordshire, England

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