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Household of Joseph Firth (born 1840, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bradford, 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 Firth and 19 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Firth, born in 1840 in Leeds, Yorkshire, consisted of 20 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Mary Ann Firth, born in 1845 in Cleckheaton, Yorkshire, England. They had 3 children; George Wilfred (born 1870 in Wyke, Yorkshire, England), Anne (born 1878 in Cleckheaton, Yorkshire, England) and Annice (born 1880 in Cleckheaton, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Joseph's Niece, Mary Ann (born 1869 in Yorkshire, England), Joseph's Servant, Elizabeth (born 1860 in Lincolnshire, England), Joseph's Servant, Mary (born 1866 in Cleckheaton, Yorkshire, England), Joseph's Boarder, Henry Walter (born 1849 in Devon, England), Joseph's Boarder, William (born 1842 in Cleckheaton, Yorkshire, England), Joseph's Boarder, Pickers (born 1852 in Yorkshire, England), Joseph's Boarder, Benjamin (born 1825 in Cleckheaton, Yorkshire, England), Joseph's Boarder, Charles (born 1848 in St Thomas, Devon, England), Joseph's Boarder, John (born 1830 in Gomersal, Yorkshire, England), Joseph's Boarder, Henry (born 1825 in Gomersal, Yorkshire, England), Joseph's Boarder, William (born 1828 in Keighley, Yorkshire, England), Joseph's Boarder, Frederick (born 1828 in Cleckheaton, Yorkshire, England), Joseph's Boarder, Benjamin (born 1847 in Lightcliffe, Yorkshire, England), Joseph's Boarder, Samuel (born 1861 in Batley, Yorkshire, England) and Joseph's Boarder, Benjamin (born 1847 in Cleckheaton, Yorkshire, England).


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Joseph Firth's household

Male

Joseph

Firth

Head
Female

Mary Ann

Firth

Wife
Male

George Wilfred

Firth

Son
Female

Anne

Firth

Daughter
Female

Annice

Firth

Daughter
Female

Mary Ann

Firth

Niece
Female

Elizabeth

Winter

Servant
Female

Mary

Taylor

Servant
Male

Henry Walter

Friend

Boarder
Male

William

Hardwick

Boarder
Male

Pickers

Harrison

Boarder
Male

Benjamin

Bryan

Boarder
Male

Charles

Simmonds

Boarder
Male

John

Watson

Boarder
Male

Henry

Taylor

Boarder
Male

William

Dean

Boarder
Male

Frederick

Clough

Boarder
Male

Benjamin

Empsill

Boarder
Male

Samuel

Watson

Boarder
Male

Benjamin

Burnhill

Boarder
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Firth
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Household members (20 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Firth

Head

Married

41

1840

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Mary Ann

Firth

Wife

Married

36

1845

Cleckheaton, Yorkshire, England

George Wilfred

Firth

Son

Single

11

1870

Wyke, Yorkshire, England

Anne

Firth

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Cleckheaton, Yorkshire, England

Annice

Firth

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Cleckheaton, Yorkshire, England

Mary Ann

Firth

Niece

Single

12

1869

Yorkshire, England

Elizabeth

Winter

Servant

Single

21

1860

Lincolnshire, England

Mary

Taylor

Servant

Single

15

1866

Cleckheaton, Yorkshire, England

Henry Walter

Friend

Boarder

Single

32

1849

Devon, England

William

Hardwick

Boarder

Single

39

1842

Cleckheaton, Yorkshire, England

Pickers

Harrison

Boarder

Single

29

1852

Yorkshire, England

Benjamin

Bryan

Boarder

Married

56

1825

Cleckheaton, Yorkshire, England

Charles

Simmonds

Boarder

Single

33

1848

St Thomas, Devon, England

John

Watson

Boarder

Widower

51

1830

Gomersal, Yorkshire, England

Henry

Taylor

Boarder

Widower

56

1825

Gomersal, Yorkshire, England

William

Dean

Boarder

Single

53

1828

Keighley, Yorkshire, England

Frederick

Clough

Boarder

Single

53

1828

Cleckheaton, Yorkshire, England

Benjamin

Empsill

Boarder

Single

34

1847

Lightcliffe, Yorkshire, England

Samuel

Watson

Boarder

Single

20

1861

Batley, Yorkshire, England

Benjamin

Burnhill

Boarder

Single

34

1847

Cleckheaton, Yorkshire, England

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