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Household of Joseph Greenwell (born 1823, Durham)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Chester Le Street, Durham, 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 Greenwell and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Greenwell, born in 1823 in Chester Le Street, Durham, consisted of 6 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Sarah Greenwell, born in 1822 in Wall, Northumberland, England. They had 2 children; Joseph (born 1862 in Witton Gilbert, Durham, England) and John (born 1863 in Witton Gilbert, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Joseph's Brother In Law, Joseph (born 1815 in Wall, Northumberland, England) and Joseph's Servant, Dorothy (born 1862 in Haltwhistle, Northumberland, England).


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Joseph Greenwell's household

Male

Joseph

Greenwell

Head
Female

Sarah

Greenwell

Wife
Male

Joseph

Greenwell

Son
Male

John

Greenwell

Son
Male

Joseph

Kirton

Brother In Law
Female

Dorothy

Storey

Servant
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Greenwell
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 58
Birth year 1823
Birth place Chester Le Street, Durham, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Greenwell

Head

Married

58

1823

Chester Le Street, Durham, England

Sarah

Greenwell

Wife

Married

59

1822

Wall, Northumberland, England

Joseph

Greenwell

Son

Single

19

1862

Witton Gilbert, Durham, England

John

Greenwell

Son

Single

18

1863

Witton Gilbert, Durham, England

Joseph

Kirton

Brother In Law

Single

66

1815

Wall, Northumberland, England

Dorothy

Storey

Servant

Single

19

1862

Haltwhistle, Northumberland, England

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