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Household of Joseph Silk (born 1854, Middlesex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Poplar, 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 Silk and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Silk, born in 1854 in Bethnal Green, Middlesex, consisted of 5 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Eliza Silk, born in 1858 in Leiston, Suffolk, England. They had 2 children; Eliza (born 1878 in Bow, Middlesex, England) and Elizabeth (born 1880 in Bow, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Joseph's Brother, Thomas Silk, born in 1852 in Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England.


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Joseph Silk's household

Male

Joseph

Silk

Head
Female

Eliza

Silk

Wife
Female

Eliza

Silk

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Silk

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Silk

Brother
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Silk
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 27
Birth year 1854
Birth place Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Silk

Head

Married

27

1854

Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England

Eliza

Silk

Wife

Married

23

1858

Leiston, Suffolk, England

Eliza

Silk

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Bow, Middlesex, England

Elizabeth

Silk

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Bow, Middlesex, England

Thomas

Silk

Brother

Single

29

1852

Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England

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