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Household of Joseph Hamer (born 1818, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bury, 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 Hamer and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Hamer, born in 1818 in Lancashire, consisted of 7 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Harriet Hamer, born in 1818 in Rochdale, Lancashire, England. They had 2 children; Mary (born 1840 in Lancashire, England) and Sarah Ann (born 1853 in Splotlands, Lancashire, England). They had 1 grandchild; Alice Ann, born 1881 in Lancashire, England.
During the period, also present in the household were Joseph's Adopted Son, Andrew (born 1865 in York, Yorkshire, England) and Joseph's Son In Law, James (born 1848 in Lancashire, England).


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Joseph Hamer's household

Male

Joseph

Hamer

Head
Female

Harriet

Hamer

Wife
Female

Mary

Hamer

Daughter
Male

Andrew

Horsley (Hamer)

Adopted Son
Male

James

Shepherd

Son In Law
Female

Sarah Ann

Shepherd

Daughter
Female

Alice Ann

Shepherd

Grand Daughter
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Hamer
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 63
Birth year 1818
Birth place Lancashire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Hamer

Head

Married

63

1818

Lancashire, England

Harriet

Hamer

Wife

Married

63

1818

Rochdale, Lancashire, England

Mary

Hamer

Daughter

Single

41

1840

Lancashire, England

Andrew

Horsley (Hamer)

Adopted Son

Single

16

1865

York, Yorkshire, England

James

Shepherd

Son In Law

Married

33

1848

Lancashire, England

Sarah Ann

Shepherd

Daughter

Married

28

1853

Splotlands, Lancashire, England

Alice Ann

Shepherd

Grand Daughter

Single

0

1881

Lancashire, England

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