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Household of Joshua Asquith (born 1824, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Dewsbury, 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.

Joshua Asquith and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joshua Asquith, born in 1824 in Morley, Yorkshire, consisted of 7 members. Joshua was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Asquith, born in 1831 in Cleckheaton, Yorkshire, England. They had 3 children; Joseph A (born 1859 in Morley, Yorkshire, England), Amelia H (born 1868 in Morley, Yorkshire, England) and Joshua H (born 1870 in Morley, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Joshua's Servant, Katherine J (born 1850 in Camborne, Cornwall, England) and Joshua's Servant, Sarah Ann (born 1856 in Holcot, Northamptonshire, England).


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Joshua Asquith's household

Male

Joshua

Asquith

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Asquith

Wife
Male

Joseph A

Asquith

Son
Female

Amelia H

Asquith

Daughter
Male

Joshua H

Asquith

Son
Female

Katherine J

Bennett

Servant
Female

Sarah Ann

Howard

Servant
First name(s) Joshua
Last name Asquith
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 57
Birth year 1824
Birth place Morley, Yorkshire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joshua

Asquith

Head

Married

57

1824

Morley, Yorkshire, England

Elizabeth

Asquith

Wife

Married

50

1831

Cleckheaton, Yorkshire, England

Joseph A

Asquith

Son

Single

22

1859

Morley, Yorkshire, England

Amelia H

Asquith

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Morley, Yorkshire, England

Joshua H

Asquith

Son

Single

11

1870

Morley, Yorkshire, England

Katherine J

Bennett

Servant

Single

31

1850

Camborne, Cornwall, England

Sarah Ann

Howard

Servant

Single

25

1856

Holcot, Northamptonshire, England

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