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Household of Joseph Dolphin (born 1825, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wigan, 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 Dolphin and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Dolphin, born in 1825 in Preston, Lancashire, consisted of 7 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Emma Dolphin, born in 1825 in -. They had 3 children; Joseph (born 1863 in Preston, Lancashire, England), Mary (born 1854 in Preston, Lancashire, England) and Emma Jane (born 1866 in Adlington, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Joseph's Lodger, Jane (born 1861 in Durham, Durham, England) and Joseph's Visitor, Grace (born 1840 in Ribchester, Lancashire, England).


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Joseph Dolphin's household

Male

Joseph

Dolphin

Head
Female

Emma

Dolphin

Wife
Male

Joseph

Dolphin

Son
Female

Mary

Dolphin

Daughter
Female

Emma Jane

Dolphin

Daughter
Female

Jane

Mc Dermott

Lodger
Female

Grace

Burton

Visitor
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Dolphin
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 56
Birth year 1825
Birth place Preston, Lancashire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Dolphin

Head

Married

56

1825

Preston, Lancashire, England

Emma

Dolphin

Wife

Married

56

1825

-

Joseph

Dolphin

Son

Single

18

1863

Preston, Lancashire, England

Mary

Dolphin

Daughter

Single

27

1854

Preston, Lancashire, England

Emma Jane

Dolphin

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Adlington, Lancashire, England

Jane

Mc Dermott

Lodger

Single

20

1861

Durham, Durham, England

Grace

Burton

Visitor

Single

41

1840

Ribchester, Lancashire, England

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