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Household of Joseph Emmerson (born 1840, Yorkshire)

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

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Emmerson, born in 1840 in Wakefield, Yorkshire, consisted of 8 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Evelyn C M Emmerson, born in 1850 in Wakefield, Yorkshire, England. They had 4 children; Henry P (born 1872 in Wakefield, Yorkshire, England), George L (born 1873 in Wakefield, Yorkshire, England), Alfred E (born 1874 in Wakefield, Yorkshire, England) and Evelyn C (born 1879 in Wakefield, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Joseph's Servant, Sarah A (born 1859 in Wakefield, Yorkshire, England) and Joseph's Servant, Ann E (born 1853 in Oulton, Yorkshire, England).


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Joseph Emmerson's household

Male

Joseph

Emmerson

Head
Female

Evelyn C M

Emmerson

Wife
Male

Henry P

Emmerson

Son
Male

George L

Emmerson

Son
Male

Alfred E

Emmerson

Son
Female

Evelyn C

Emmerson

Daughter
Female

Sarah A

Houlton

Servant
Female

Ann E

Lee

Servant
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Emmerson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Wakefield, Yorkshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Emmerson

Head

Married

41

1840

Wakefield, Yorkshire, England

Evelyn C M

Emmerson

Wife

Married

31

1850

Wakefield, Yorkshire, England

Henry P

Emmerson

Son

Single

9

1872

Wakefield, Yorkshire, England

George L

Emmerson

Son

Single

8

1873

Wakefield, Yorkshire, England

Alfred E

Emmerson

Son

Single

7

1874

Wakefield, Yorkshire, England

Evelyn C

Emmerson

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Wakefield, Yorkshire, England

Sarah A

Houlton

Servant

Single

22

1859

Wakefield, Yorkshire, England

Ann E

Lee

Servant

Single

28

1853

Oulton, Yorkshire, England

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