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Household of Josiah Freeman (born 1842, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Halifax, 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 Freeman and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Josiah Freeman, born in 1842 in Southowram, Yorkshire, consisted of 8 members. Josiah was the head of the household, married to Martha Freeman, born in 1841 in Southowram, Yorkshire, England. They had 4 children; Sarah E (born 1873 in Southowram, Yorkshire, England), Samuel (born 1875 in Southowram, Yorkshire, England), Thomas H (born 1877 in Southowram, Yorkshire, England) and Edith E (born 1879 in Southowram, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Josiah's Nephew, Edward (born 1870 in Southowram, Yorkshire, England) and Josiah's Boarder, Sarah A (born 1862 in Barnsley, Yorkshire, England).


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Josiah Freeman's household

Male

Josiah

Freeman

Head
Female

Martha

Freeman

Wife
Female

Sarah E

Freeman

Daughter
Male

Samuel

Freeman

Son
Male

Thomas H

Freeman

Son
Female

Edith E

Freeman

Daughter
Male

Edward

Freeman

Nephew
Female

Sarah A

Clarkson

Boarder
First name(s) Josiah
Last name Freeman
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Southowram, Yorkshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Josiah

Freeman

Head

Married

39

1842

Southowram, Yorkshire, England

Martha

Freeman

Wife

Married

40

1841

Southowram, Yorkshire, England

Sarah E

Freeman

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Southowram, Yorkshire, England

Samuel

Freeman

Son

Single

6

1875

Southowram, Yorkshire, England

Thomas H

Freeman

Son

Single

4

1877

Southowram, Yorkshire, England

Edith E

Freeman

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Southowram, Yorkshire, England

Edward

Freeman

Nephew

Single

11

1870

Southowram, Yorkshire, England

Sarah A

Clarkson

Boarder

Single

19

1862

Barnsley, Yorkshire, England

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