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Household of Josiah Harper (born 1826, Staffordshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Manchester, 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 Harper and 6 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Josiah Harper, born in 1826 in Willenhall, Staffordshire, consisted of 7 members. Josiah was the head of the household, married to Martha Harper, born in 1828 in Staffordshire, England. They had 4 children; Louisa A (born 1857 in Willenhall, Staffordshire, England), Emily A (born 1861 in Bilston, Staffordshire, England), Jane B (born 1865 in Bilston, Staffordshire, England) and Sydney (born 1867 in Bilston, Staffordshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Josiah's Boarder, Jane Walmsley, born in 1851 in Tranmere, Cheshire, England.
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Josiah Harper's household
Josiah
Harper
Head
Martha
Harper
Wife
Louisa A
Harper
Daughter
Emily A
Harper
Daughter
Jane B
Harper
Daughter
Sydney
Harper
Son
Jane
Walmsley
Boarder
| First name(s) | Josiah |
| Last name | Harper |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 55 |
| Birth year | 1826 |
| Birth place | Willenhall, Staffordshire, England |
Household members (7 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Josiah | Harper | Head | Married | 55 | 1826 | Willenhall, Staffordshire, England | |
Martha | Harper | Wife | Married | 53 | 1828 | Staffordshire, England | |
Louisa A | Harper | Daughter | Single | 24 | 1857 | Willenhall, Staffordshire, England | |
Emily A | Harper | Daughter | Single | 20 | 1861 | Bilston, Staffordshire, England | |
Jane B | Harper | Daughter | Single | 16 | 1865 | Bilston, Staffordshire, England | |
Sydney | Harper | Son | Single | 14 | 1867 | Bilston, Staffordshire, England | |
Jane | Walmsley | Boarder | Single | 30 | 1851 | Tranmere, Cheshire, England |
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