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Household of Joseph Fossey (born 1854, Bedfordshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Halifax, 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 Fossey and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Fossey, born in 1854 in Ampthill, Bedfordshire, consisted of 6 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Sarah Fossey, born in 1854 in Ampthill, Bedfordshire, England. They had 1 child; Ernest G, born 1877 in Halifax, Yorkshire, England.
During the period, also present in the household were Joseph's Boarder, John (born 1856 in Ipswich, Suffolk, England), Joseph's Boarder Wife, Annie Eliza (born 1859 in Ampthill, Bedfordshire, England) and Joseph's Boarder Daughter, Emily E (born 1880 in Halifax, Yorkshire, England).


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Joseph Fossey's household

Male

Joseph

Fossey

Head
Female

Sarah

Fossey

Wife
Male

Ernest G

Fossey

Son
Male

John

Wright

Boarder
Female

Annie Eliza

Wright

Boarder Wife
Female

Emily E

Wright

Boarder Daughter
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Fossey
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 27
Birth year 1854
Birth place Ampthill, Bedfordshire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Fossey

Head

Married

27

1854

Ampthill, Bedfordshire, England

Sarah

Fossey

Wife

Married

27

1854

Ampthill, Bedfordshire, England

Ernest G

Fossey

Son

Single

4

1877

Halifax, Yorkshire, England

John

Wright

Boarder

Married

25

1856

Ipswich, Suffolk, England

Annie Eliza

Wright

Boarder Wife

Married

22

1859

Ampthill, Bedfordshire, England

Emily E

Wright

Boarder Daughter

Single

1

1880

Halifax, Yorkshire, England

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