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Household of Joseph Norris (born 1844, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Leigh, Lancashire, 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Norris, born in 1844 in Birkenhead, Lancashire, consisted of 7 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Sarah Norris, born in 1848 in Hindley Green, Lancashire, England. They had 4 children; Sarah Jane (born 1871 in Hindley Green, Lancashire, England), Annie (born 1874 in Hindley Green, Lancashire, England), Mary (born 1877 in Hindley Green, Lancashire, England) and Martha Ellen (born 1880 in Hindley Green, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Joseph's Niece, Mary Bullough, born in 1879 in Ashton in Makerfield, Lancashire, England.


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Joseph Norris's household

Male

Joseph

Norris

Head
Female

Sarah

Norris

Wife
Female

Sarah Jane

Norris

Daughter
Female

Annie

Norris

Daughter
Female

Mary

Norris

Daughter
Female

Martha Ellen

Norris

Daughter
Female

Mary

Bullough

Niece
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Norris
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place Birkenhead, Lancashire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Norris

Head

Married

37

1844

Birkenhead, Lancashire, England

Sarah

Norris

Wife

Married

33

1848

Hindley Green, Lancashire, England

Sarah Jane

Norris

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Hindley Green, Lancashire, England

Annie

Norris

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Hindley Green, Lancashire, England

Mary

Norris

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Hindley Green, Lancashire, England

Martha Ellen

Norris

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Hindley Green, Lancashire, England

Mary

Bullough

Niece

Single

2

1879

Ashton in Makerfield, Lancashire, England

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