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Household of Joseph Priestley (born 1832, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wharfedale, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), 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 Priestley and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Priestley, born in 1832 in Eccleshill, Yorkshire, consisted of 7 members. Joseph was the head of the household, widower. He had 1 child; Eliza, born 1852 in Guiseley, Yorkshire, England. He had 4 grandchildren; Sarah A (born 1871 in Guiseley, Yorkshire, England), Linda (born 1878 in Guiseley, Yorkshire, England), Henry (born 1880 in Guiseley, Yorkshire, England) and Bertha (born 1881 in Guiseley, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Joseph's Son In Law, Mark Robinson, born in 1853 in Guiseley, Yorkshire, England.


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Joseph Priestley's household

Male

Joseph

Priestley

Head
Male

Mark

Robinson

Son In Law
Female

Eliza

Robinson

Daughter
Female

Sarah A

Robinson

Grand Daughter
Female

Linda

Robinson

Grand Daughter
Male

Henry

Robinson

Grand Son
Female

Bertha

Robinson

Grand Daughter
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Priestley
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 49
Birth year 1832
Birth place Eccleshill, Yorkshire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Priestley

Head

Widower

49

1832

Eccleshill, Yorkshire, England

Mark

Robinson

Son In Law

Married

28

1853

Guiseley, Yorkshire, England

Eliza

Robinson

Daughter

Married

29

1852

Guiseley, Yorkshire, England

Sarah A

Robinson

Grand Daughter

Single

10

1871

Guiseley, Yorkshire, England

Linda

Robinson

Grand Daughter

Single

3

1878

Guiseley, Yorkshire, England

Henry

Robinson

Grand Son

Single

1

1880

Guiseley, Yorkshire, England

Bertha

Robinson

Grand Daughter

Single

0

1881

Guiseley, Yorkshire, England

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