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Household of Joseph Orpeth (born 1837, Northumberland)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Gateshead, 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 Orpeth and 2 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Orpeth, born in 1837 in Wide Open, Northumberland, consisted of 3 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Mary Orpeth, born in 1841 in Wide Open, Northumberland, England.
During the period, also present in the household was Joseph's Niece, Minnie Whitfield, born in 1870 in Wide Open, Northumberland, England.


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Joseph Orpeth's household

Male

Joseph

Orpeth

Head
Female

Mary

Orpeth

Wife
Female

Minnie

Whitfield

Niece
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Orpeth
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 44
Birth year 1837
Birth place Wide Open, Northumberland, England

Household members (3 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Orpeth

Head

Married

44

1837

Wide Open, Northumberland, England

Mary

Orpeth

Wife

Married

40

1841

Wide Open, Northumberland, England

Minnie

Whitfield

Niece

Single

11

1870

Wide Open, Northumberland, England

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