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Household of Joseph Wetherby (born 1849, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wigan, Lancashire, 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 Wetherby and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Wetherby, born in 1849 in Wigan, Lancashire, consisted of 6 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Wetherby, born in 1850 in Worthington, Lancashire, England. They had 3 children; William (born 1870 in Worthington, Lancashire, England), James (born 1872 in Wigan, Lancashire, England) and Ann (born 1878 in Wigan, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Joseph's Lodger, Alfred Maggs, born in 1852 in Bath, Somerset, England.


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Joseph Wetherby's household

Male

Joseph

Wetherby

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Wetherby

Wife
Male

William

Wetherby

Son
Male

James

Wetherby

Son
Female

Ann

Wetherby

Daughter
Male

Alfred

Maggs

Lodger
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Wetherby
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 32
Birth year 1849
Birth place Wigan, Lancashire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Wetherby

Head

Married

32

1849

Wigan, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Wetherby

Wife

Married

31

1850

Worthington, Lancashire, England

William

Wetherby

Son

Single

11

1870

Worthington, Lancashire, England

James

Wetherby

Son

Single

9

1872

Wigan, Lancashire, England

Ann

Wetherby

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Wigan, Lancashire, England

Alfred

Maggs

Lodger

Single

29

1852

Bath, Somerset, England

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