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Household of Josiah Evans (born 1837, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Auckland, Durham, 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 Evans and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Josiah Evans, born in 1837 in Oldham, Lancashire, consisted of 8 members. Josiah was the head of the household, married to Mary Evans, born in 1847 in Durham, England. They had 4 children; John S (born 1871 in Hunwick, Durham, England), James (born 1874 in Hunwick, Durham, England), Catherine (born 1876 in Hunwick, Durham, England) and George (born 1881 in Toronto, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Josiah's Mother In Law, Margaret (born 1812 in Northumberland, England) and Josiah's Brother In Law, James (born 1850 in Newbottle, Durham, England).


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Josiah Evans's household

Male

Josiah

Evans

Head
Female

Mary

Evans

Wife
Male

John S

Evans

Son
Male

James

Evans

Son
Female

Catherine

Evans

Daughter
Male

George

Evans

Son
Female

Margaret

Nicholson

Mother In Law
Male

James

Nicholson

Brother In Law
First name(s) Josiah
Last name Evans
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 44
Birth year 1837
Birth place Oldham, Lancashire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Josiah

Evans

Head

Married

44

1837

Oldham, Lancashire, England

Mary

Evans

Wife

Married

34

1847

Durham, England

John S

Evans

Son

Single

10

1871

Hunwick, Durham, England

James

Evans

Son

Single

7

1874

Hunwick, Durham, England

Catherine

Evans

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Hunwick, Durham, England

George

Evans

Son

Single

0

1881

Toronto, Durham, England

Margaret

Nicholson

Mother In Law

Married

69

1812

Northumberland, England

James

Nicholson

Brother In Law

Married

31

1850

Newbottle, Durham, England

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