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Household of Joseph Fothergill (born 1853, Middlesex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in West Ham, London,Essex, 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 Fothergill and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Fothergill, born in 1853 in Poplar, Middlesex, consisted of 9 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Martha Fothergill, born in 1855 in Manchester, Lancashire, England. They had 5 children; Sarah A (born 1874 in Barrow, Lancashire, England), Martha E (born 1875 in Poplar, Middlesex, England), Ada S (born 1877 in Poplar, Middlesex, England), Rose N (born 1879 in Poplar, Middlesex, England) and Gertrude N (born 1881 in Silvertown, Essex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Joseph's Father In Law, Thomas (born 1813 in Staffordshire, England) and Joseph's Sister In Law, Rose (born 1863 in Poplar, Middlesex, England).


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Joseph Fothergill's household

Male

Joseph

Fothergill

Head
Female

Martha

Fothergill

Wife
Female

Sarah A

Fothergill

Daughter
Female

Martha E

Fothergill

Daughter
Female

Ada S

Fothergill

Daughter
Female

Rose N

Fothergill

Daughter
Female

Gertrude N

Fothergill

Daughter
Male

Thomas

William

Father In Law
Female

Rose

Fothergill

Sister In Law
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Fothergill
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 28
Birth year 1853
Birth place Poplar, Middlesex, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Fothergill

Head

Married

28

1853

Poplar, Middlesex, England

Martha

Fothergill

Wife

Married

26

1855

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Sarah A

Fothergill

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Barrow, Lancashire, England

Martha E

Fothergill

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Poplar, Middlesex, England

Ada S

Fothergill

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Poplar, Middlesex, England

Rose N

Fothergill

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Poplar, Middlesex, England

Gertrude N

Fothergill

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Silvertown, Essex, England

Thomas

William

Father In Law

Married

68

1813

Staffordshire, England

Rose

Fothergill

Sister In Law

Single

18

1863

Poplar, Middlesex, England

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