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Household of Joseph Hornsby (born 1831, Northumberland)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Auckland, 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 Hornsby and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Hornsby, born in 1831 in Bedlington, Northumberland, consisted of 9 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Grace Hornsby, born in 1840 in Thornley, Durham, England. They had 6 children; Joseph (born 1862 in Brancepeth, Durham, England), Mary (born 1870 in Whitworth, Durham, England), Robert (born 1872 in Whitworth, Durham, England), Charles (born 1874 in Whitworth, Durham, England), Ann (born 1876 in Whitworth, Durham, England) and William (born 1879 in Whitworth, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Joseph's Step Son, Thomas Booth (Hornsby), born in 1855 in Durham, England.


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Joseph Hornsby's household

Male

Joseph

Hornsby

Head
Female

Grace

Hornsby

Wife
Male

Joseph

Hornsby

Son
Female

Mary

Hornsby

Daughter
Male

Robert

Hornsby

Son
Male

Charles

Hornsby

Son
Female

Ann

Hornsby

Daughter
Male

William

Hornsby

Son
Male

Thomas

Booth (Hornsby)

Step Son
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Hornsby
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 50
Birth year 1831
Birth place Bedlington, Northumberland, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Hornsby

Head

Married

50

1831

Bedlington, Northumberland, England

Grace

Hornsby

Wife

Married

41

1840

Thornley, Durham, England

Joseph

Hornsby

Son

Single

19

1862

Brancepeth, Durham, England

Mary

Hornsby

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Whitworth, Durham, England

Robert

Hornsby

Son

Single

9

1872

Whitworth, Durham, England

Charles

Hornsby

Son

Single

7

1874

Whitworth, Durham, England

Ann

Hornsby

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Whitworth, Durham, England

William

Hornsby

Son

Single

2

1879

Whitworth, Durham, England

Thomas

Booth (Hornsby)

Step Son

Single

26

1855

Durham, England

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