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Household of Joseph Basford (born 1839, Yorkshire)

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

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Basford, born in 1839 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, consisted of 8 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Basford, born in 1841 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England. They had 4 children; Joseph (born 1871 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England), Ada (born 1873 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England), Minnie (born 1878 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England) and Frank (born 1880 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Joseph's Step Son, Walter (born 1863 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England) and Joseph's Step Daughter, Clara (born 1868 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England).


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Joseph Basford's household

Male

Joseph

Basford

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Basford

Wife
Male

Walter

Bowyer

Step Son
Female

Clara

Bowyer

Step Daughter
Male

Joseph

Basford

Son
Female

Ada

Basford

Daughter
Female

Minnie

Basford

Daughter
Male

Frank

Basford

Son
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Basford
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Basford

Head

Married

42

1839

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Elizabeth

Basford

Wife

Married

40

1841

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Walter

Bowyer

Step Son

Single

18

1863

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Clara

Bowyer

Step Daughter

Single

13

1868

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Joseph

Basford

Son

Single

10

1871

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Ada

Basford

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Minnie

Basford

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Frank

Basford

Son

Single

1

1880

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

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