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Household of Joseph Hitchen (born 1834, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Halifax, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), 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 Hitchen and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Hitchen, born in 1834 in Saddleworth, Yorkshire, consisted of 8 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Ruth Hitchen, born in 1838 in Barkisland, Yorkshire, England. They had 4 children; John (born 1863 in Barkisland, Yorkshire, England), Elizabeth (born 1866 in Barkisland, Yorkshire, England), Susannah (born 1871 in Barkisland, Yorkshire, England) and Mary G (born 1874 in Barkisland, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Joseph's Boarder, John (born 1847 in Manchester, Lancashire, England) and Joseph's Boarder, Fred (born 1863 in Barkisland, Yorkshire, England).


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Joseph Hitchen's household

Male

Joseph

Hitchen

Head
Female

Ruth

Hitchen

Wife
Male

John

Hitchen

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Hitchen

Daughter
Female

Susannah

Hitchen

Daughter
Female

Mary G

Hitchen

Daughter
Male

John

Hughes

Boarder
Male

Fred

Jagger

Boarder
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Hitchen
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 47
Birth year 1834
Birth place Saddleworth, Yorkshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Hitchen

Head

Married

47

1834

Saddleworth, Yorkshire, England

Ruth

Hitchen

Wife

Married

43

1838

Barkisland, Yorkshire, England

John

Hitchen

Son

Single

18

1863

Barkisland, Yorkshire, England

Elizabeth

Hitchen

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Barkisland, Yorkshire, England

Susannah

Hitchen

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Barkisland, Yorkshire, England

Mary G

Hitchen

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Barkisland, Yorkshire, England

John

Hughes

Boarder

-

34

1847

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Fred

Jagger

Boarder

Single

18

1863

Barkisland, Yorkshire, England

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