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Household of Joseph Button (born 1837, Somerset)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Croydon, Surrey,Kent, 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 Button and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Button, born in 1837 in Frome, Somerset, consisted of 5 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to C Button, born in 1838 in Edinburgh, Scotland. They had 2 children; Martha (born 1861 in Walworth, Surrey, England) and William (born 1863 in Walworth, Surrey, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Joseph's Servant, Emma Cooper, born in 1868 in Walworth, Surrey, England.


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Joseph Button's household

Male

Joseph

Button

Head
Female

C

Button

Wife
Female

Martha

Button

Daughter
Male

William

Button

Son
Female

Emma

Cooper

Servant
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Button
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 44
Birth year 1837
Birth place Frome, Somerset, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Button

Head

Married

44

1837

Frome, Somerset, England

C

Button

Wife

Married

43

1838

Edinburgh, Scotland

Martha

Button

Daughter

Single

20

1861

Walworth, Surrey, England

William

Button

Son

Single

18

1863

Walworth, Surrey, England

Emma

Cooper

Servant

Single

13

1868

Walworth, Surrey, England

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