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Household of Joseph Ledsam (born 1826, Staffordshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, 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 Ledsam and 12 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Ledsam, born in 1826 in Willenhall, Staffordshire, consisted of 13 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Catherine Ledsam, born in 1826 in Willenhall, Staffordshire, England. They had 1 child; Henry, born 1847 in Willenhall, Staffordshire, England. They had 6 grandchildren; Albert (born 1870 in Willenhall, Staffordshire, England), Florence (born 1873 in Willenhall, Staffordshire, England), Phoebe (born 1875 in Willenhall, Staffordshire, England), Mary (born 1877 in Willenhall, Staffordshire, England), Francis (born 1879 in Willenhall, Staffordshire, England) and Clement (born 1881 in Willenhall, Staffordshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Joseph's Daughter In Law, Mary (born 1848 in Willenhall, Staffordshire, England), Joseph's Boarder, Thomas (born 1829 in Willenhall, Staffordshire, England), Joseph's Lodger, Benjamin (born 1834 in Stourbridge, Worcestershire, England) and Joseph's Lodger, George (born 1862 in Wombourne, Staffordshire, England).


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Joseph Ledsam's household

Male

Joseph

Ledsam

Head
Female

Catherine

Ledsam

Wife
Female

Mary

Hughes

Daughter In Law
Male

Henry

Hughes

Daughter
Male

Albert

Hughes

Grand Son
Female

Florence

Hughes

Grand Daughter
Female

Phoebe

Hughes

Grand Daughter
Female

Mary

Hughes

Grand Daughter
Male

Francis

Hughes

Grand Son
Male

Clement

Hughes

Grand Son
Male

Thomas

Ball

Boarder
Male

Benjamin

Goodfellow

Lodger
Male

George

Roberts

Lodger
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Ledsam
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 55
Birth year 1826
Birth place Willenhall, Staffordshire, England

Household members (13 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Ledsam

Head

Married

55

1826

Willenhall, Staffordshire, England

Catherine

Ledsam

Wife

Married

55

1826

Willenhall, Staffordshire, England

Mary

Hughes

Daughter In Law

Married

33

1848

Willenhall, Staffordshire, England

Henry

Hughes

Daughter

Married

34

1847

Willenhall, Staffordshire, England

Albert

Hughes

Grand Son

Single

11

1870

Willenhall, Staffordshire, England

Florence

Hughes

Grand Daughter

Single

8

1873

Willenhall, Staffordshire, England

Phoebe

Hughes

Grand Daughter

Single

6

1875

Willenhall, Staffordshire, England

Mary

Hughes

Grand Daughter

Single

4

1877

Willenhall, Staffordshire, England

Francis

Hughes

Grand Son

Single

2

1879

Willenhall, Staffordshire, England

Clement

Hughes

Grand Son

Single

0

1881

Willenhall, Staffordshire, England

Thomas

Ball

Boarder

Married

52

1829

Willenhall, Staffordshire, England

Benjamin

Goodfellow

Lodger

Single

47

1834

Stourbridge, Worcestershire, England

George

Roberts

Lodger

Single

19

1862

Wombourne, Staffordshire, England

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