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Household of Joseph Prior (born 1852, Dorset)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wimborne, Dorset, 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 Prior and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Prior, born in 1852 in Forston, Dorset, consisted of 6 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Ann Prior, born in 1855 in Milton Abbas, Dorset, England. They had 4 children; Mary (born 1875 in Dorset, England), Bessie (born 1877 in Dorset, England), George (born 1879 in Launceston, Dorset, England) and Harry (born 1881 in Monkton, Dorset, England).


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Joseph Prior's household

Male

Joseph

Prior

Head
Female

Elizabeth Ann

Prior

Wife
Female

Mary

Prior

Daughter
Female

Bessie

Prior

Daughter
Male

George

Prior

Son
Male

Harry

Prior

Son
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Prior
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 29
Birth year 1852
Birth place Forston, Dorset, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Prior

Head

Married

29

1852

Forston, Dorset, England

Elizabeth Ann

Prior

Wife

Married

26

1855

Milton Abbas, Dorset, England

Mary

Prior

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Dorset, England

Bessie

Prior

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Dorset, England

George

Prior

Son

Single

2

1879

Launceston, Dorset, England

Harry

Prior

Son

Single

0

1881

Monkton, Dorset, England

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