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Household of Jonathan Priestley (born 1815, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bradford, 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.

Jonathan Priestley and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Jonathan Priestley, born in 1815 in Wibsey, Yorkshire, consisted of 6 members. Jonathan was the head of the household, widower. He had 2 children; Matilda (born 1848 in Low Moor, Yorkshire, England) and Elizabeth (born 1851 in Low Moor, Yorkshire, England). He had 2 grandchildren; Adelaide (born 1868 in Manningham, Yorkshire, England) and Sarah (born 1876 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Jonathan's Granson, Priestley Barraclough, born in 1878 in Bradford, Yorkshire, England.


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Jonathan Priestley's household

Male

Jonathan

Priestley

Head
Female

Matilda

Priestley

Daughter
Female

Adelaide

Priestley

Grand Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Barraclough

Daughter
Female

Sarah

Barraclough

Grand Daughter
Male

Priestley

Barraclough

Granson
First name(s) Jonathan
Last name Priestley
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 66
Birth year 1815
Birth place Wibsey, Yorkshire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Jonathan

Priestley

Head

Widower

66

1815

Wibsey, Yorkshire, England

Matilda

Priestley

Daughter

Single

33

1848

Low Moor, Yorkshire, England

Adelaide

Priestley

Grand Daughter

Single

13

1868

Manningham, Yorkshire, England

Elizabeth

Barraclough

Daughter

Widow

30

1851

Low Moor, Yorkshire, England

Sarah

Barraclough

Grand Daughter

Single

5

1876

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Priestley

Barraclough

Granson

Single

3

1878

Bradford, Yorkshire, England

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