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Household of Joseph Norris (born 1847, Dorset)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Dorchester, Dorset, 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 Norris and 3 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Norris, born in 1847 in Fordington, Dorset, consisted of 4 members. Joseph was the head of the household, widower. He had 1 child; Mary, born 1868 in Fordington, Dorset, England.
During the period, also present in the household was Joseph's Lodger, George Lister, born in 1840 in Fordington, Dorset, England.


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Joseph Norris's household

Male

Joseph

Norris

Head
Female

Mary

Norris

Daughter
Male

George

Lister

Lodger
Female

Sarah

Lister

Wife
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Norris
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Fordington, Dorset, England

Household members (4 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Norris

Head

Widower

34

1847

Fordington, Dorset, England

Mary

Norris

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Fordington, Dorset, England

George

Lister

Lodger

Married

41

1840

Fordington, Dorset, England

Sarah

Lister

Wife

Married

41

1840

Fordington, Dorset, England

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