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Household of John Witton (born 1806, Sussex)

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

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Witton, born in 1806 in Brighton, Sussex, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, widower. He had 1 child; Fanny, born 1841 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England. He had 5 grandchildren; Maud (born 1865 in Gomersal, Yorkshire, England), Sarah L (born 1869 in Hunslet, Yorkshire, England), John E (born 1870 in Hunslet, Yorkshire, England), Lucy E (born 1875 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England) and Amos W (born 1859 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Son In Law, Edward Hunter, born in 1835 in Knottingley, Yorkshire, England.


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John Witton's household

Male

John

Witton

Head
Male

Edward

Hunter

Son In Law
Female

Fanny

Hunter

Daughter
Female

Maud

Hunter

Grand Daughter
Female

Sarah L

Hunter

Grand Daughter
Male

John E

Hunter

Grand Son
Female

Lucy E

Hunter

Grand Daughter
Male

Amos W

Ellis

Grand Son
First name(s) John
Last name Witton
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 75
Birth year 1806
Birth place Brighton, Sussex, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Witton

Head

Widower

75

1806

Brighton, Sussex, England

Edward

Hunter

Son In Law

Married

46

1835

Knottingley, Yorkshire, England

Fanny

Hunter

Daughter

Married

40

1841

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Maud

Hunter

Grand Daughter

Single

16

1865

Gomersal, Yorkshire, England

Sarah L

Hunter

Grand Daughter

Single

12

1869

Hunslet, Yorkshire, England

John E

Hunter

Grand Son

Single

11

1870

Hunslet, Yorkshire, England

Lucy E

Hunter

Grand Daughter

Single

6

1875

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Amos W

Ellis

Grand Son

Single

22

1859

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

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