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Household of Joseph Hand (born 1847, Leicestershire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Grantham, Leicestershire, 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 Hand and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Hand, born in 1847 in Bottesford, Leicestershire, consisted of 9 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Alice Hand, born in 1849 in Long Clawson, Leicestershire, England. They had 4 children; Rose (born 1869 in Long Clawson, Leicestershire, England), Henry (born 1876 in Grantham, Lincolnshire, England), Herbert (born 1878 in Bottesford, Leicestershire, England) and Grace (born 1881 in Bottesford, Leicestershire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Joseph's Wifes Sister, Elizabeth (born 1839 in Long Clawson, Leicestershire, England), Joseph's Niece, Sarah A (born 1873 in Freeby, Leicestershire, England) and Joseph's Servant, William G (born 1863 in Leicestershire, England).


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Joseph Hand's household

Male

Joseph

Hand

Head
Female

Alice

Hand

Wife
Female

Rose

Hand

Daughter
Male

Henry

Hand

Son
Male

Herbert

Hand

Son
Female

Grace

Hand

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Simpson

Wifes Sister
Female

Sarah A

Holmes

Niece
Male

William G

Simpson

Servant
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Hand
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Bottesford, Leicestershire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Hand

Head

Married

34

1847

Bottesford, Leicestershire, England

Alice

Hand

Wife

Married

32

1849

Long Clawson, Leicestershire, England

Rose

Hand

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Long Clawson, Leicestershire, England

Henry

Hand

Son

Single

5

1876

Grantham, Lincolnshire, England

Herbert

Hand

Son

Single

3

1878

Bottesford, Leicestershire, England

Grace

Hand

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Bottesford, Leicestershire, England

Elizabeth

Simpson

Wifes Sister

Married

42

1839

Long Clawson, Leicestershire, England

Sarah A

Holmes

Niece

Single

8

1873

Freeby, Leicestershire, England

William G

Simpson

Servant

Single

18

1863

Leicestershire, England

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