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Household of Joshua Fortune (born 1813, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bolton, 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 Fortune and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joshua Fortune, born in 1813 in Halifax, Yorkshire, consisted of 5 members. Joshua was the head of the household, married to Ellen Fortune, born in 1812 in Bury, Lancashire, England. They had 3 children; Sarah (born 1833 in Bury, Lancashire, England), Samuel (born 1850 in Bolton, Lancashire, England) and Thomas (born 1854 in Bolton, Lancashire, England).


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Joshua Fortune's household

Male

Joshua

Fortune

Head
Female

Ellen

Fortune

Wife
Female

Sarah

Fortune

Daughter
Male

Samuel

Fortune

Son
Male

Thomas

Fortune

Son
First name(s) Joshua
Last name Fortune
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 68
Birth year 1813
Birth place Halifax, Yorkshire, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joshua

Fortune

Head

Married

68

1813

Halifax, Yorkshire, England

Ellen

Fortune

Wife

Married

69

1812

Bury, Lancashire, England

Sarah

Fortune

Daughter

Single

48

1833

Bury, Lancashire, England

Samuel

Fortune

Son

Single

31

1850

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Thomas

Fortune

Son

Single

27

1854

Bolton, Lancashire, England

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