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Household of Josiah Brear (born 1855, 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.

Josiah Brear and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Josiah Brear, born in 1855 in Hanging Heaton, Yorkshire, consisted of 5 members. Josiah was the head of the household, married to Ester Brear, born in 1851 in Oulton, Yorkshire, England. They had 2 children; Emma (born 1876 in Batley Carr, Yorkshire, England) and Ann (born 1878 in Batley Carr, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Josiah's Boarder, Hannah Atack, born in 1864 in Woodlesford, Yorkshire, England.


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Josiah Brear's household

Male

Josiah

Brear

Head
Female

Ester

Brear

Wife
Female

Emma

Brear

Daughter
Female

Ann

Brear

Daughter
Female

Hannah

Atack

Boarder
First name(s) Josiah
Last name Brear
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 26
Birth year 1855
Birth place Hanging Heaton, Yorkshire, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Josiah

Brear

Head

Married

26

1855

Hanging Heaton, Yorkshire, England

Ester

Brear

Wife

Married

30

1851

Oulton, Yorkshire, England

Emma

Brear

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Batley Carr, Yorkshire, England

Ann

Brear

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Batley Carr, Yorkshire, England

Hannah

Atack

Boarder

Single

17

1864

Woodlesford, Yorkshire, England

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