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Household of Joseph Sleigh (born 1845, Cumberland)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wells, Somerset, 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 Sleigh and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Sleigh, born in 1845 in Camerton, Cumberland, consisted of 7 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Alice S Sleigh, born in 1850 in Wellow, Somerset, England. They had 4 children; Edwin J (born 1871 in Bath, Somerset, England), Arthur R (born 1873 in Bath, Somerset, England), Fedora (born 1874 in Keynsham, Somerset, England) and Bertha A (born 1877 in Wells, Somerset, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Joseph's Lodger, Mark Strong, born in 1857 in Odcombe, Somerset, England.


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Joseph Sleigh's household

Male

Joseph

Sleigh

Head
Female

Alice S

Sleigh

Wife
Male

Edwin J

Sleigh

Son
Male

Arthur R

Sleigh

Son
Female

Fedora

Sleigh

Daughter
Female

Bertha A

Sleigh

Daughter
Male

Mark

Strong

Lodger
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Sleigh
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 36
Birth year 1845
Birth place Camerton, Cumberland, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Sleigh

Head

Married

36

1845

Camerton, Cumberland, England

Alice S

Sleigh

Wife

Married

31

1850

Wellow, Somerset, England

Edwin J

Sleigh

Son

Single

10

1871

Bath, Somerset, England

Arthur R

Sleigh

Son

Single

8

1873

Bath, Somerset, England

Fedora

Sleigh

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Keynsham, Somerset, England

Bertha A

Sleigh

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Wells, Somerset, England

Mark

Strong

Lodger

Single

24

1857

Odcombe, Somerset, England

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