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Household of Joshua Hearsum (born 1857, Suffolk)

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

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joshua Hearsum, born in 1857 in Capel, Suffolk, consisted of 5 members. Joshua was the head of the household, married to Mary Hearsum, born in 1844 in Derbyshire, England. They had 1 child; Gertrude, born 1879 in Hollinwood.
During the period, also present in the household were Joshua's Boarder, Thomas (born 1851 in Rhos Common, Ireland) and Joshua's Boarder, Andrew (born 1860 in Rhos Common, Ireland).


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Joshua Hearsum's household

Male

Joshua

Hearsum

Head
Female

Mary

Hearsum

Wife
Female

Gertrude

Hearsum

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Towey

Boarder
Male

Andrew

Towey

Boarder
First name(s) Joshua
Last name Hearsum
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 24
Birth year 1857
Birth place Capel, Suffolk, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joshua

Hearsum

Head

Married

24

1857

Capel, Suffolk, England

Mary

Hearsum

Wife

Married

37

1844

Derbyshire, England

Gertrude

Hearsum

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Hollinwood

Thomas

Towey

Boarder

Single

30

1851

Rhos Common, Ireland

Andrew

Towey

Boarder

Single

21

1860

Rhos Common, Ireland

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