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Household of Joseph Brierley (born 1827, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Ashton under Lyne, 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 3 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Brierley, born in 1827 in Ashton, Lancashire, consisted of 4 members. Joseph was the head of the household, widower. He had 3 children; Sarah Jane (born 1853 in Ashton, Lancashire, England), James (born 1862 in Ashton, Lancashire, England) and William (born 1868 in Ashton, Lancashire, England).


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Joseph Brierley's household

Male

Joseph

Brierley

Head
Female

Sarah Jane

Brierley

Daughter
Male

James

Brierley

Son
Male

William

Brierley

Son
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Brierley
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 54
Birth year 1827
Birth place Ashton, Lancashire, England

Household members (4 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Brierley

Head

Widower

54

1827

Ashton, Lancashire, England

Sarah Jane

Brierley

Daughter

Single

28

1853

Ashton, Lancashire, England

James

Brierley

Son

Single

19

1862

Ashton, Lancashire, England

William

Brierley

Son

Single

13

1868

Ashton, Lancashire, England

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