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Household of Joseph Orton (born 1851, Leicestershire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Burton upon Trent, 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 Orton and 12 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Orton, born in 1851 in Burbage, Leicestershire, consisted of 13 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Emma Orton, born in 1845 in Anstey, Warwickshire, England. They had 8 children; Hannah (born 1865 in Anstey, Warwickshire, England), John (born 1867 in Anstey, Warwickshire, England), Maria (born 1869 in Burton on Trent, Staffordshire, England), Samuel (born 1872 in Burton on Trent, Staffordshire, England), Caroline (born 1874 in Burton on Trent, Staffordshire, England), Charles (born 1874 in Burton on Trent, Staffordshire, England), Ada (born 1878 in Burton on Trent, Staffordshire, England) and Joseph (born 1880 in Burton on Trent, Staffordshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Joseph's Boarder, John (born 1853 in Burton on Trent, Staffordshire, England), Joseph's Boarder, Charles (born 1855 in Cornwall, England) and Joseph's Boarder, Alfred (born 1863 in Manchester, Lancashire, England).


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Joseph Orton's household

Male

Joseph

Orton

Head
Female

Emma

Orton

Wife
Female

Hannah

Ward

Daughter
Male

John

Ward

Son
Female

Maria

Ward

Daughter
Male

Samuel

Ward

Son
Female

Caroline

Ward

Daughter
Male

Charles

Ward

Son
Female

Ada

Orton

Daughter
Male

Joseph

Orton

Son
Male

John

Woodland

Boarder
Male

Charles

Crow

Boarder
Male

Alfred

Mumford

Boarder
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Orton
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 30
Birth year 1851
Birth place Burbage, Leicestershire, England

Household members (13 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Orton

Head

Married

30

1851

Burbage, Leicestershire, England

Emma

Orton

Wife

Married

36

1845

Anstey, Warwickshire, England

Hannah

Ward

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Anstey, Warwickshire, England

John

Ward

Son

Single

14

1867

Anstey, Warwickshire, England

Maria

Ward

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Burton on Trent, Staffordshire, England

Samuel

Ward

Son

Single

9

1872

Burton on Trent, Staffordshire, England

Caroline

Ward

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Burton on Trent, Staffordshire, England

Charles

Ward

Son

Single

7

1874

Burton on Trent, Staffordshire, England

Ada

Orton

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Burton on Trent, Staffordshire, England

Joseph

Orton

Son

Single

1

1880

Burton on Trent, Staffordshire, England

John

Woodland

Boarder

Single

28

1853

Burton on Trent, Staffordshire, England

Charles

Crow

Boarder

Single

26

1855

Cornwall, England

Alfred

Mumford

Boarder

Single

18

1863

Manchester, Lancashire, England

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