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Household of Joseph Asquith (born 1848, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Dewsbury, 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.

Joseph Asquith and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Asquith, born in 1848 in Dewsbury, Yorkshire, consisted of 6 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Grace Lister Asquith, born in 1849 in Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England. They had 3 children; Annie (born 1872 in Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England), Sarah (born 1878 in Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England) and Florence Nightingale (born 1880 in Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Joseph's Mother, Sarah Asquith, born in 1813 in Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England.


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Joseph Asquith's household

Male

Joseph

Asquith

Head
Female

Grace Lister

Asquith

Wife
Female

Annie

Asquith

Daughter
Female

Sarah

Asquith

Daughter
Female

Florence Nightingale

Asquith

Daughter
Female

Sarah

Asquith

Mother
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Asquith
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 33
Birth year 1848
Birth place Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Asquith

Head

Married

33

1848

Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England

Grace Lister

Asquith

Wife

Married

32

1849

Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England

Annie

Asquith

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England

Sarah

Asquith

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England

Florence Nightingale

Asquith

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England

Sarah

Asquith

Mother

Widow

68

1813

Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England

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