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Household of Joseph Sweetman (born 1848, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Leeds, 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 Sweetman and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Sweetman, born in 1848 in Birkenhead, Lancashire, consisted of 8 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Sweetman, born in 1852 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England. They had 5 children; Louisa (born 1874 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England), Emma (born 1875 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England), John E (born 1877 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England), Elizabeth (born 1879 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England) and Margaret A (born 1881 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Joseph's Boarder, James Wilson, born in 1844 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England.


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Joseph Sweetman's household

Male

Joseph

Sweetman

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Sweetman

Wife
Female

Louisa

Sweetman

Daughter
Female

Emma

Sweetman

Daughter
Male

John E

Sweetman

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Sweetman

Daughter
Female

Margaret A

Sweetman

Daughter
Male

James

Wilson

Boarder
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Sweetman
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 33
Birth year 1848
Birth place Birkenhead, Lancashire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Sweetman

Head

Married

33

1848

Birkenhead, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Sweetman

Wife

Married

29

1852

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Louisa

Sweetman

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Emma

Sweetman

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

John E

Sweetman

Son

Single

4

1877

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Elizabeth

Sweetman

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Margaret A

Sweetman

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

James

Wilson

Boarder

Single

37

1844

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

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