Skip to content
  • Start free trial
An original census record

Start a free trial to view

Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time

Household of Joseph Sleep (born 1855)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Edinburgh, St Giles, Midlothian, Scotland

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

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 Sleep and 4 other people are on this record

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Sleep, born in 1855 in , consisted of 5 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Jane Sleep, born in 1859 in Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland. They had 2 children; Joseph (born 1879 in Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland) and Charles (born 1880 in Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Joseph's Boarder, Mary Mitchell, born in 1811 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland.


Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time

Joseph Sleep's household

Male

Joseph

Sleep

Head
Female

Jane

Sleep

Wife
Male

Joseph

Sleep

Son
Male

Charles

Sleep

Son
Female

Mary

Mitchell

Boarder
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Sleep
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 26
Birth year 1855
Birth place -

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Sleep

Head

Married

26

1855

-

Jane

Sleep

Wife

Married

22

1859

Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Joseph

Sleep

Son

-

2

1879

Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Charles

Sleep

Son

-

1

1880

Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Mary

Mitchell

Boarder

Unmarried

70

1811

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Explore Findmypast's newspaper collections

Explore the 1881 Census and millions of historical records for free with Findmypast. Find out more about the household of Joseph Sleep in Edinburgh, St Giles in 1881, and follow the Sleep family through time in other national records, newspapers and more.

We've found family trees for Joseph Sleep

We’ve found Joseph Sleep in 34 family trees. Find out more about Joseph Sleep's household and view the Sleep family in family trees created by Findmypast members.

Not who you're looking for?

Other households on nearby pages of the 1881 Census