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Household of Joseph Geill (born 1840, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Preston, Lancashire, 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 Geill and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Geill, born in 1840 in Whittle Le Woods, Lancashire, consisted of 5 members. Joseph was the head of the household, widower. He had 2 children; George (born 1874 in Chorley, Lancashire, England) and Richard (born 1877 in Preston, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Joseph's Sister, Mary (born 1842 in Whittle Le Woods, Lancashire, England) and Joseph's Servant, Mary (born 1859 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England).


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Joseph Geill's household

Male

Joseph

Geill

Head
Male

George

Geill

Son
Male

Richard

Geill

Son
Female

Mary

Geill

Sister
Female

Mary

Ashcroft

Servant
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Geill
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Whittle Le Woods, Lancashire, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Geill

Head

Widower

41

1840

Whittle Le Woods, Lancashire, England

George

Geill

Son

Single

7

1874

Chorley, Lancashire, England

Richard

Geill

Son

Single

4

1877

Preston, Lancashire, England

Mary

Geill

Sister

Single

39

1842

Whittle Le Woods, Lancashire, England

Mary

Ashcroft

Servant

Single

22

1859

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

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