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Household of Joseph Oldham (born 1825, Suffolk)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in West Bromwich, 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 Oldham and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Oldham, born in 1825 in Melton, Suffolk, consisted of 9 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Fanny L Oldham, born in 1836 in Wavertree, Lancashire, England. They had 5 children; Ada L (born 1861 in Chester, Cheshire, England), Fanny M (born 1863 in Rock Ferry, Cheshire, England), Walter D (born 1864 in Rock Ferry, Cheshire, England), Inez D (born 1868 in South America) and Joseph R D (born 1875 in Handsworth, Staffordshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Joseph's Sister In Law, Sarah (born 1826 in Manchester, Lancashire, England) and Joseph's Servant, Margaret (born 1862 in Bangor, Caernarvonshire, Wales).


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Joseph Oldham's household

Male

Joseph

Oldham

Head
Female

Fanny L

Oldham

Wife
Female

Ada L

Oldham

Daughter
Female

Fanny M

Oldham

Daughter
Male

Walter D

Oldham

Son
Female

Inez D

Oldham

Daughter
Male

Joseph R D

Oldham

Son
Female

Sarah

Dorning

Sister In Law
Female

Margaret

Thomas

Servant
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Oldham
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 56
Birth year 1825
Birth place Melton, Suffolk, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Oldham

Head

Married

56

1825

Melton, Suffolk, England

Fanny L

Oldham

Wife

Married

45

1836

Wavertree, Lancashire, England

Ada L

Oldham

Daughter

Single

20

1861

Chester, Cheshire, England

Fanny M

Oldham

Daughter

Single

18

1863

Rock Ferry, Cheshire, England

Walter D

Oldham

Son

Single

17

1864

Rock Ferry, Cheshire, England

Inez D

Oldham

Daughter

Single

13

1868

South America

Joseph R D

Oldham

Son

Single

6

1875

Handsworth, Staffordshire, England

Sarah

Dorning

Sister In Law

Single

55

1826

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Margaret

Thomas

Servant

Single

19

1862

Bangor, Caernarvonshire, Wales

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