Skip to content
  • Start free trial
An original census record

Start a free trial to view

Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time

Household of Joseph Emsley (born 1822, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Knaresborough, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), England

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

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 5 other people are on this record

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Emsley, born in 1822 in Stainburn, Yorkshire, consisted of 6 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Ellen Emsley, born in 1835 in Ripley, Yorkshire, England. They had 2 children; William (born 1857 in Pannal, Yorkshire, England) and Joseph (born 1860 in Pannal, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Joseph's Servant, Eliza (born 1867 in Yorkshire, England) and Joseph's Servant, John Wm (born 1868 in Saltaire, Yorkshire, England).


Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time

Joseph Emsley's household

Male

Joseph

Emsley

Head
Female

Ellen

Emsley

Wife
Male

William

Emsley

Son
Male

Joseph

Emsley

Son
Female

Eliza

Plumer

Servant
Male

John Wm

Woodhouse

Servant
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Emsley
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 59
Birth year 1822
Birth place Stainburn, Yorkshire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Emsley

Head

Married

59

1822

Stainburn, Yorkshire, England

Ellen

Emsley

Wife

Married

46

1835

Ripley, Yorkshire, England

William

Emsley

Son

Single

24

1857

Pannal, Yorkshire, England

Joseph

Emsley

Son

Single

21

1860

Pannal, Yorkshire, England

Eliza

Plumer

Servant

Single

14

1867

Yorkshire, England

John Wm

Woodhouse

Servant

Single

13

1868

Saltaire, Yorkshire, England

Explore Findmypast's newspaper collections

Explore the 1881 Census and millions of historical records for free with Findmypast. Find out more about the household of Joseph Emsley in Knaresborough in 1881, and follow the Emsley family through time in other national records, newspapers and more.

We've found family trees for Joseph Emsley

We’ve found Joseph Emsley in 8 family trees. Find out more about Joseph Emsley's household and view the Emsley family in family trees created by Findmypast members.

Not who you're looking for?

Other households on nearby pages of the 1881 Census