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Household of Joseph Rainsforth (born 1820, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Hunslet, 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 Rainsforth and 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Rainsforth, born in 1820 in Badsworth, Yorkshire, consisted of 11 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Eliza Rainsforth, born in 1834 in Yorkshire, England. They had 8 children; William L (born 1859 in Pontefract, Yorkshire, England), Alice (born 1861 in Pontefract, Yorkshire, England), Francis E (born 1863 in Yorkshire, England), Arthur (born 1865 in Yorkshire, England), Wilfred (born 1867 in Hunslet, Yorkshire, England), Eliza A (born 1869 in Hunslet, Yorkshire, England), Florence (born 1871 in Hunslet, Yorkshire, England) and Ernest A (born 1873 in Hunslet, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Joseph's Boarder, James Burrow, born in 1855 in Holbeck, Yorkshire, England.


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Joseph Rainsforth's household

Male

Joseph

Rainsforth

Head
Female

Eliza

Rainsforth

Wife
Male

William L

Rainsforth

Son
Female

Alice

Rainsforth

Daughter
Male

Francis E

Rainsforth

Son
Male

Arthur

Rainsforth

Son
Male

Wilfred

Rainsforth

Son
Female

Eliza A

Rainsforth

Daughter
Female

Florence

Rainsforth

Daughter
Male

Ernest A

Rainsforth

Son
Male

James

Burrow

Boarder
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Rainsforth
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 61
Birth year 1820
Birth place Badsworth, Yorkshire, England

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Rainsforth

Head

Married

61

1820

Badsworth, Yorkshire, England

Eliza

Rainsforth

Wife

Married

47

1834

Yorkshire, England

William L

Rainsforth

Son

Single

22

1859

Pontefract, Yorkshire, England

Alice

Rainsforth

Daughter

Single

20

1861

Pontefract, Yorkshire, England

Francis E

Rainsforth

Son

Single

18

1863

Yorkshire, England

Arthur

Rainsforth

Son

Single

16

1865

Yorkshire, England

Wilfred

Rainsforth

Son

Single

14

1867

Hunslet, Yorkshire, England

Eliza A

Rainsforth

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Hunslet, Yorkshire, England

Florence

Rainsforth

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Hunslet, Yorkshire, England

Ernest A

Rainsforth

Son

Single

8

1873

Hunslet, Yorkshire, England

James

Burrow

Boarder

Single

26

1855

Holbeck, Yorkshire, England

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