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Household of Joseph Truss (born 1833, Northamptonshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Dudley, Staffordshire, 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 Truss and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Truss, born in 1833 in Deanshanger, Northamptonshire, consisted of 5 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Maria Truss, born in 1871 in Tipton, Staffordshire, England. They had 3 children; Maria (born 1871 in Tipton, Staffordshire, England), Clara (born 1873 in Tipton, Staffordshire, England) and Thomas (born 1869 in West Bromwich, Staffordshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Joseph's Servant, Fanny Ridgley, born in 1835 in West Bromwich, Staffordshire, England.


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Joseph Truss's household

Male

Joseph

Truss

Head
Female

Maria

Truss

Daughter
Female

Clara

Truss

Daughter
Female

Fanny

Ridgley

Servant
Male

Thomas

Ridgley

Son
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Truss
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 48
Birth year 1833
Birth place Deanshanger, Northamptonshire, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Truss

Head

Married

48

1833

Deanshanger, Northamptonshire, England

Maria

Truss

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Tipton, Staffordshire, England

Clara

Truss

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Tipton, Staffordshire, England

Fanny

Ridgley

Servant

Single

46

1835

West Bromwich, Staffordshire, England

Thomas

Ridgley

Son

Single

12

1869

West Bromwich, Staffordshire, England

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