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Household of Joseph Wainwright (born 1822, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Pontefract, 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 Wainwright and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Wainwright, born in 1822 in Glass Houghton, Yorkshire, consisted of 7 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Ann Wainwright, born in 1823 in Kippax, Yorkshire, England. They had 3 children; Joseph (born 1860 in Glass Houghton, Yorkshire, England), Jane Ann (born 1863 in Glass Houghton, Yorkshire, England) and Matthew (born 1866 in Glass Houghton, Yorkshire, England). They had 1 grandchild; George William, born 1874 in Glass Houghton, Yorkshire, England.
During the period, also present in the household was Joseph's Boarder, Daniel Firth, born in 1853 in Birstall, Yorkshire, England.


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Joseph Wainwright's household

Male

Joseph

Wainwright

Head
Female

Ann

Wainwright

Wife
Male

Joseph

Wainwright

Son
Female

Jane Ann

Wainwright

Daughter
Male

Matthew

Wainwright

Son
Male

George William

Wainwright

Grand Son
Male

Daniel

Firth

Boarder
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Wainwright
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 59
Birth year 1822
Birth place Glass Houghton, Yorkshire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Wainwright

Head

Married

59

1822

Glass Houghton, Yorkshire, England

Ann

Wainwright

Wife

Married

58

1823

Kippax, Yorkshire, England

Joseph

Wainwright

Son

Single

21

1860

Glass Houghton, Yorkshire, England

Jane Ann

Wainwright

Daughter

Single

18

1863

Glass Houghton, Yorkshire, England

Matthew

Wainwright

Son

Single

15

1866

Glass Houghton, Yorkshire, England

George William

Wainwright

Grand Son

Single

7

1874

Glass Houghton, Yorkshire, England

Daniel

Firth

Boarder

Married

28

1853

Birstall, Yorkshire, England

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