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 1809, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Barnsley, 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 1809 in Cudworth, Yorkshire, consisted of 6 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Emsley, born in 1809 in Jamaica. They had 1 child; Augusta, born 1841 in Cudworth, Yorkshire, England.
During the period, also present in the household were Joseph's Nephew, William S (born 1827 in London, Middlesex, England), Joseph's Servant, Emily (born 1862 in Yorkshire, England) and Joseph's Servant, Ellis (born 1822 in 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

Elizabeth

Emsley

Wife
Female

Augusta

Emsley

Daughter
Male

William S

Emsley

Nephew
Female

Emily

Padgett

Servant
Female

Ellis

Ambler

Servant
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Emsley
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 72
Birth year 1809
Birth place Cudworth, 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

72

1809

Cudworth, Yorkshire, England

Elizabeth

Emsley

Wife

Married

72

1809

Jamaica

Augusta

Emsley

Daughter

Single

40

1841

Cudworth, Yorkshire, England

William S

Emsley

Nephew

Single

54

1827

London, Middlesex, England

Emily

Padgett

Servant

Single

19

1862

Yorkshire, England

Ellis

Ambler

Servant

Married

59

1822

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 Barnsley 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 6 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