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Household of Joseph Ward (born 1848, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Halifax, 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 Ward and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Ward, born in 1848 in Salford, Lancashire, consisted of 9 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Selenia Ward, born in 1850 in Shelf, Yorkshire, England. They had 5 children; Henry Enerst (born 1873 in Shelf, Yorkshire, England), William Thomas (born 1875 in Shelf, Yorkshire, England), Annice (born 1877 in Shelf, Yorkshire, England), Charles Frederick (born 1879 in Shelf, Yorkshire, England) and Henrietta Louisa (born 1881 in Shelf, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Joseph's Brother In Law, Fred (born 1860 in Shelf, Yorkshire, England) and Joseph's Servant, Hannah (born 1865 in Halifax, Yorkshire, England).


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Joseph Ward's household

Male

Joseph

Ward

Head
Female

Selenia

Ward

Wife
Male

Henry Enerst

Ward

Son
Male

William Thomas

Ward

Son
Female

Annice

Ward

Daughter
Male

Charles Frederick

Ward

Son
Female

Henrietta Louisa

Ward

Daughter
Male

Fred

Brearley

Brother In Law
Female

Hannah

Sharp

Servant
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Ward
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 33
Birth year 1848
Birth place Salford, Lancashire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Ward

Head

Married

33

1848

Salford, Lancashire, England

Selenia

Ward

Wife

Married

31

1850

Shelf, Yorkshire, England

Henry Enerst

Ward

Son

Single

8

1873

Shelf, Yorkshire, England

William Thomas

Ward

Son

Single

6

1875

Shelf, Yorkshire, England

Annice

Ward

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Shelf, Yorkshire, England

Charles Frederick

Ward

Son

Single

2

1879

Shelf, Yorkshire, England

Henrietta Louisa

Ward

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Shelf, Yorkshire, England

Fred

Brearley

Brother In Law

Single

21

1860

Shelf, Yorkshire, England

Hannah

Sharp

Servant

Single

16

1865

Halifax, Yorkshire, England

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