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Household of Joseph Goodenough (born 1835, Wiltshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Highworth, Wiltshire, 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 Goodenough and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Goodenough, born in 1835 in Westbury, Wiltshire, consisted of 8 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Mary Goodenough, born in 1842 in Merthyr Tydfil, Glamorganshire, Wales. They had 1 child; Louisa, born 1876 in Westbury, Wiltshire, England.
During the period, also present in the household were Joseph's Boarder, Alfred (born 1856 in Essex, England), Joseph's Boarder, Obadiah (born 1832 in Suffolk, England), Joseph's Boarder, William (born 1851 in Kent, England), Joseph's Boarder, George (born 1852 in Somerset, England) and Joseph's Boarder, William (born 1831 in York, Yorkshire, England).


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Joseph Goodenough's household

Male

Joseph

Goodenough

Head
Female

Mary

Goodenough

Wife
Female

Louisa

Goodenough

Daughter
Male

Alfred

Hales

Boarder
Male

Obadiah

Shylock

Boarder
Male

William

Chipley

Boarder
Male

George

Knight

Boarder
Male

William

Johnsons

Boarder
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Goodenough
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 46
Birth year 1835
Birth place Westbury, Wiltshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Goodenough

Head

Married

46

1835

Westbury, Wiltshire, England

Mary

Goodenough

Wife

Married

39

1842

Merthyr Tydfil, Glamorganshire, Wales

Louisa

Goodenough

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Westbury, Wiltshire, England

Alfred

Hales

Boarder

Single

25

1856

Essex, England

Obadiah

Shylock

Boarder

Single

49

1832

Suffolk, England

William

Chipley

Boarder

Single

30

1851

Kent, England

George

Knight

Boarder

Single

29

1852

Somerset, England

William

Johnsons

Boarder

Single

50

1831

York, Yorkshire, England

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