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Household of Joseph Brierley (born 1823, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Manchester, Lancashire, 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 Brierley and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Brierley, born in 1823 in Halifax, Yorkshire, consisted of 9 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Ann Brierley, born in 1826 in Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England. They had 3 children; John (born 1851 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), Hannah (born 1862 in Manchester, Lancashire, England) and Benjamin (born 1867 in Manchester, Lancashire, England). They had 2 grandchildren; Joseph Henry (born 1876 in Manchester, Lancashire, England) and Herbert (born 1881 in Manchester, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Joseph's Wife Daughter In Law, Alice (born 1852 in Manchester, Lancashire, England) and Joseph's Lodger, Mary (born 1826 in Manchester, Lancashire, England).


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Joseph Brierley's household

Male

Joseph

Brierley

Head
Female

Ann

Brierley

Wife
Male

John

Brierley

Son
Female

Alice

Brierley

Wife Daughter In Law
Female

Hannah

Brierley

Daughter
Male

Benjamin

Brierley

Son
Male

Joseph Henry

Brierley

Grand Son
Male

Herbert

Brierley

Grand Son
Female

Mary

Copper

Lodger
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Brierley
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 58
Birth year 1823
Birth place Halifax, Yorkshire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Brierley

Head

Married

58

1823

Halifax, Yorkshire, England

Ann

Brierley

Wife

Married

55

1826

Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England

John

Brierley

Son

Married

30

1851

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Alice

Brierley

Wife Daughter In Law

Married

29

1852

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Hannah

Brierley

Daughter

Single

19

1862

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Benjamin

Brierley

Son

Single

14

1867

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Joseph Henry

Brierley

Grand Son

Single

5

1876

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Herbert

Brierley

Grand Son

Single

0

1881

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Mary

Copper

Lodger

Single

55

1826

Manchester, Lancashire, England

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