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Household of Joseph Parkes (born 1850, Middlesex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bethnal Green, London,Middlesex, 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 Parkes and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Parkes, born in 1850 in Clerkenwell, Middlesex, consisted of 9 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Parkes, born in 1845 in Middlesex, England. They had 6 children; Elizabeth (born 1871 in Middlesex, England), Joseph (born 1873 in Middlesex, England), Polly (born 1874 in Middlesex, England), Flora (born 1875 in Middlesex, England), May (born 1878 in Middlesex, England) and Maud (born 1881 in Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Joseph's Widow, Jane Parkes, born in 1821 in Somerset, England.


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Joseph Parkes's household

Male

Joseph

Parkes

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Parkes

Wife
Female

Elizabeth

Parkes

Daughter
Male

Joseph

Parkes

Son
Female

Polly

Parkes

Daughter
Female

Flora

Parkes

Daughter
Female

May

Parkes

Daughter
Female

Maud

Parkes

Daughter
Female

Jane

Parkes

Widow
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Parkes
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 31
Birth year 1850
Birth place Clerkenwell, Middlesex, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Parkes

Head

Married

31

1850

Clerkenwell, Middlesex, England

Elizabeth

Parkes

Wife

Married

36

1845

Middlesex, England

Elizabeth

Parkes

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Middlesex, England

Joseph

Parkes

Son

Single

8

1873

Middlesex, England

Polly

Parkes

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Middlesex, England

Flora

Parkes

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Middlesex, England

May

Parkes

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Middlesex, England

Maud

Parkes

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Middlesex, England

Jane

Parkes

Widow

Widow

60

1821

Somerset, England

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