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Household of Joshua Firth (born 1829, 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.

Joshua Firth and 12 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joshua Firth, born in 1829 in Todmorden, Lancashire, consisted of 13 members. Joshua was the head of the household, married to Sally Firth, born in 1828 in Walsden, Lancashire, England. They had 7 children; Nathan (born 1858 in Walsden, Lancashire, England), Tom S (born 1859 in Littleborough, Lancashire, England), Sam (born 1861 in Littleborough, Lancashire, England), Clara (born 1865 in Littleborough, Lancashire, England), Fanny A (born 1867 in Littleborough, Lancashire, England), Ellen (born 1869 in Walsden, Lancashire, England) and Ada (born 1872 in Walsden, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Joshua's Step Son In Law, Richard (born 1858 in Walsden, Lancashire, England), Joshua's Step Daughter In Law, Mary (born 1861 in Walsden, Lancashire, England), Joshua's Step Daughter In Law, Emma (born 1864 in Walsden, Lancashire, England) and Joshua's Step Son In Law, Willie (born 1866 in Walsden, Lancashire, England).


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Joshua Firth's household

Male

Joshua

Firth

Head
Female

Sally

Firth

Wife
Male

Nathan

Firth

Son
Male

Tom S

Firth

Son
Male

Sam

Firth

Son
Female

Clara

Firth

Daughter
Female

Fanny A

Firth

Daughter
Female

Ellen

Firth

Daughter
Female

Ada

Firth

Daughter
Male

Richard

Fielden

Step Son In Law
Female

Mary

Fielden

Step Daughter In Law
Female

Emma

Fielden

Step Daughter In Law
Male

Willie

Fielden

Step Son In Law
First name(s) Joshua
Last name Firth
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 52
Birth year 1829
Birth place Todmorden, Lancashire, England

Household members (13 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joshua

Firth

Head

Married

52

1829

Todmorden, Lancashire, England

Sally

Firth

Wife

Married

53

1828

Walsden, Lancashire, England

Nathan

Firth

Son

Single

23

1858

Walsden, Lancashire, England

Tom S

Firth

Son

Single

22

1859

Littleborough, Lancashire, England

Sam

Firth

Son

Single

20

1861

Littleborough, Lancashire, England

Clara

Firth

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Littleborough, Lancashire, England

Fanny A

Firth

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Littleborough, Lancashire, England

Ellen

Firth

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Walsden, Lancashire, England

Ada

Firth

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Walsden, Lancashire, England

Richard

Fielden

Step Son In Law

Single

23

1858

Walsden, Lancashire, England

Mary

Fielden

Step Daughter In Law

Single

20

1861

Walsden, Lancashire, England

Emma

Fielden

Step Daughter In Law

Single

17

1864

Walsden, Lancashire, England

Willie

Fielden

Step Son In Law

Single

15

1866

Walsden, Lancashire, England

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