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Household of John Woffenden (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 Woffenden and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Woffenden, born in 1821 in Shafton Two Gates, Yorkshire, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Ann Woffenden, born in 1823 in Wood Royd, Yorkshire, England. They had 2 children; Ernest (born 1861 in Gawber, Yorkshire, England) and Jeremiah (born 1863 in Gawber, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Mother In Law, Frances (born 1801 in Cawthorne, Yorkshire, England), John's Niece, Susanna (born 1870 in Barnsley, Yorkshire, England) and John's Boarder, Louisa (born 1857 in Belfast, Antrim, Ireland).


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John Woffenden's household

Male

John

Woffenden

Head
Female

Ann

Woffenden

Wife
Male

Ernest

Woffenden

Son
Male

Jeremiah

Woffenden

Son
Female

Frances

Holden

Mother In Law
Female

Susanna

Taylor

Niece
Female

Louisa

Millar

Boarder
First name(s) John
Last name Woffenden
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 60
Birth year 1821
Birth place Shafton Two Gates, Yorkshire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Woffenden

Head

Married

60

1821

Shafton Two Gates, Yorkshire, England

Ann

Woffenden

Wife

Married

58

1823

Wood Royd, Yorkshire, England

Ernest

Woffenden

Son

Single

20

1861

Gawber, Yorkshire, England

Jeremiah

Woffenden

Son

Single

18

1863

Gawber, Yorkshire, England

Frances

Holden

Mother In Law

Widow

80

1801

Cawthorne, Yorkshire, England

Susanna

Taylor

Niece

Single

11

1870

Barnsley, Yorkshire, England

Louisa

Millar

Boarder

Single

24

1857

Belfast, Antrim, Ireland

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