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Household of Joseph Emsley (born 1831, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Salford, 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 Emsley and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Emsley, born in 1831 in Addingham, Yorkshire, consisted of 9 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Emma Emsley, born in 1840 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England. They had 5 children; William (born 1862 in Pendleton, Lancashire, England), David (born 1864 in Pendleton, Lancashire, England), Annie (born 1867 in Pendleton, Lancashire, England), Elizabeth (born 1874 in Pendleton, Lancashire, England) and Emma (born 1876 in Pendleton, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Joseph's Lodger Head, Margaret (born 1821 in Ireland) and Joseph's Lodger Daughter, Mary E (born 1865 in Ireland).


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Joseph Emsley's household

Male

Joseph

Emsley

Head
Female

Emma

Emsley

Wife
Male

William

Emsley

Son
Male

David

Emsley

Son
Female

Annie

Emsley

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Emsley

Daughter
Female

Emma

Emsley

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Chadwick

Lodger Head
Female

Mary E

Chadwick

Lodger Daughter
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Emsley
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 50
Birth year 1831
Birth place Addingham, Yorkshire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Emsley

Head

Married

50

1831

Addingham, Yorkshire, England

Emma

Emsley

Wife

Married

41

1840

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

William

Emsley

Son

Single

19

1862

Pendleton, Lancashire, England

David

Emsley

Son

Single

17

1864

Pendleton, Lancashire, England

Annie

Emsley

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Pendleton, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Emsley

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Pendleton, Lancashire, England

Emma

Emsley

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Pendleton, Lancashire, England

Margaret

Chadwick

Lodger Head

Widow

60

1821

Ireland

Mary E

Chadwick

Lodger Daughter

Single

16

1865

Ireland

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