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Household of Josiah Mayer (born 1840, Staffordshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wolstanton, Staffordshire, 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 Mayer and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Josiah Mayer, born in 1840 in Tunstall, Staffordshire, consisted of 8 members. Josiah was the head of the household, married to Martha Mayer, born in 1839 in Goldenhill, Staffordshire, England. They had 5 children; Jesse (born 1861 in Tunstall, Staffordshire, England), Samuel (born 1863 in Tunstall, Staffordshire, England), Mary (born 1870 in Tunstall, Staffordshire, England), Emma (born 1877 in Tunstall, Staffordshire, England) and Abel (born 1878 in Tunstall, Staffordshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Josiah's Brother, Elijah Mayer, born in 1860 in Tunstall, Staffordshire, England.


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Josiah Mayer's household

Male

Josiah

Mayer

Head
Female

Martha

Mayer

Wife
Male

Jesse

Mayer

Son
Male

Samuel

Mayer

Son
Female

Mary

Mayer

Daughter
Female

Emma

Mayer

Daughter
Male

Abel

Mayer

Son
Male

Elijah

Mayer

Brother
First name(s) Josiah
Last name Mayer
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Tunstall, Staffordshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Josiah

Mayer

Head

Married

41

1840

Tunstall, Staffordshire, England

Martha

Mayer

Wife

Married

42

1839

Goldenhill, Staffordshire, England

Jesse

Mayer

Son

Single

20

1861

Tunstall, Staffordshire, England

Samuel

Mayer

Son

Single

18

1863

Tunstall, Staffordshire, England

Mary

Mayer

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Tunstall, Staffordshire, England

Emma

Mayer

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Tunstall, Staffordshire, England

Abel

Mayer

Son

Single

3

1878

Tunstall, Staffordshire, England

Elijah

Mayer

Brother

Single

21

1860

Tunstall, Staffordshire, England

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