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Household of Joseph Wainright (born 1830, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Plympton St Mary, Devon, 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 Wainright and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Wainright, born in 1830 in Silkstone, Yorkshire, consisted of 7 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Mary Wainright, born in 1837 in Longdon, Staffordshire, England. They had 3 children; Thomas (born 1859 in Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England), Joseph (born 1863 in Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England) and Mary H (born 1873 in Plymouth, Devon, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Joseph's Servant, Laura (born 1868 in Plymouth, Devon, England) and Joseph's Servant, Linda J (born 1860 in Dartmouth, Devon, England).


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Joseph Wainright's household

Male

Joseph

Wainright

Head
Female

Mary

Wainright

Wife
Male

Thomas

Wainright

Son
Male

Joseph

Wainright

Son
Female

Mary H

Wainright

Daughter
Female

Laura

Lidstone

Servant
Female

Linda J

Oxford

Servant
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Wainright
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 51
Birth year 1830
Birth place Silkstone, Yorkshire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Wainright

Head

Married

51

1830

Silkstone, Yorkshire, England

Mary

Wainright

Wife

Married

44

1837

Longdon, Staffordshire, England

Thomas

Wainright

Son

Single

22

1859

Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England

Joseph

Wainright

Son

Single

18

1863

Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England

Mary H

Wainright

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Plymouth, Devon, England

Laura

Lidstone

Servant

Single

13

1868

Plymouth, Devon, England

Linda J

Oxford

Servant

Single

21

1860

Dartmouth, Devon, England

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