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Household of John Wilby (born 1821, Yorkshire)

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

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Wilby, born in 1821 in Hartshead, Yorkshire, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Ann Wilby, born in 1823 in Wombwell, Yorkshire, England. They had 4 children; Joshua (born 1856 in Barnsley, Yorkshire, England), Sarah H (born 1859 in Barnsley, Yorkshire, England), James (born 1862 in Barnsley, Yorkshire, England) and Henry (born 1851 in Barnsley, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Apprentice, George H (born 1862 in Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, England) and John's Servant, Mary A (born 1865 in Penistone, Yorkshire, England).


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John Wilby's household

Male

John

Wilby

Head
Female

Ann

Wilby

Wife
Male

Joshua

Wilby

Son
Female

Sarah H

Wilby

Daughter
Male

James

Wilby

Son
Male

Henry

Wilby

Son
Male

George H

Bayes

Apprentice
Female

Mary A

Windle

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Wilby
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 60
Birth year 1821
Birth place Hartshead, Yorkshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Wilby

Head

Married

60

1821

Hartshead, Yorkshire, England

Ann

Wilby

Wife

Married

58

1823

Wombwell, Yorkshire, England

Joshua

Wilby

Son

Single

25

1856

Barnsley, Yorkshire, England

Sarah H

Wilby

Daughter

Single

22

1859

Barnsley, Yorkshire, England

James

Wilby

Son

Single

19

1862

Barnsley, Yorkshire, England

Henry

Wilby

Son

Married

30

1851

Barnsley, Yorkshire, England

George H

Bayes

Apprentice

Single

19

1862

Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, England

Mary A

Windle

Servant

Single

16

1865

Penistone, Yorkshire, England

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