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Household of Josiah Dancer (born 1836, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Chorlton, 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.

Josiah Dancer and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Josiah Dancer, born in 1836 in Liverpool, Lancashire, consisted of 5 members. Josiah was the head of the household, married to Blanche Foulkes, born in 1855 in Manchester, Lancashire, England.
During the period, also present in the household were Josiah's -, Blanche (born 1855 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), Josiah's -, Harriet (born 1855 in Thorne, Yorkshire, England), Josiah's Servant, Mary (born 1837 in Manchester, Lancashire, England) and Josiah's Servant, Mary (born 1856 in Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England).


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Josiah Dancer's household

Male

Josiah

Dancer

Head
Female

Blanche

Foulkes

-
Female

Harriet

Ramsden

-
Female

Mary

Maddocks

Servant
Female

Mary

Beaumont

Servant
First name(s) Josiah
Last name Dancer
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 45
Birth year 1836
Birth place Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Josiah

Dancer

Head

Married

45

1836

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Blanche

Foulkes

-

Single

26

1855

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Harriet

Ramsden

-

Single

26

1855

Thorne, Yorkshire, England

Mary

Maddocks

Servant

Single

44

1837

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Mary

Beaumont

Servant

Single

25

1856

Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England

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