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Household of Joseph Wood (born 1831, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Rochdale, 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 Wood and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Wood, born in 1831 in Rochdale, Lancashire, consisted of 8 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Sarah Wood, born in 1829 in Rochdale, Lancashire, England. They had 3 children; Catherine (born 1857 in Rochdale, Lancashire, England), Edmund Leach (born 1860 in Rochdale, Lancashire, England) and Nora May (born 1869 in Rochdale, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Joseph's Nephew, Edgar (born 1861 in Middleton, Lancashire, England), Joseph's Servant, Susan (born 1845 in Holywell, Flintshire, Wales) and Joseph's Servant, Sarah E (born 1858 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England).


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Joseph Wood's household

Male

Joseph

Wood

Head
Female

Sarah

Wood

Wife
Female

Catherine

Wood

Daughter
Male

Edmund Leach

Wood

Son
Female

Nora May

Wood

Daughter
Male

Edgar

Wood

Nephew
Female

Susan

Parry

Servant
Female

Sarah E

Wragg

Servant
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Wood
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 50
Birth year 1831
Birth place Rochdale, Lancashire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Wood

Head

Married

50

1831

Rochdale, Lancashire, England

Sarah

Wood

Wife

Married

52

1829

Rochdale, Lancashire, England

Catherine

Wood

Daughter

Single

24

1857

Rochdale, Lancashire, England

Edmund Leach

Wood

Son

Single

21

1860

Rochdale, Lancashire, England

Nora May

Wood

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Rochdale, Lancashire, England

Edgar

Wood

Nephew

Single

20

1861

Middleton, Lancashire, England

Susan

Parry

Servant

Single

36

1845

Holywell, Flintshire, Wales

Sarah E

Wragg

Servant

Single

23

1858

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

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