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Household of Josiah Olive (born 1837, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bury, 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 Olive and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Josiah Olive, born in 1837 in Little Lever, Lancashire, consisted of 5 members. Josiah was the head of the household, married to Alice Olive, born in 1839 in Lancashire, England. They had 2 children; Ellis (born 1865 in Lancashire, England) and James (born 1872 in Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Josiah's Visitor, Betty Rowell, born in 1798 in Lancashire, England.


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Josiah Olive's household

Male

Josiah

Olive

Head
Female

Alice

Olive

Wife
Male

Ellis

Olive

Son
Male

James

Olive

Son
Female

Betty

Rowell

Visitor
First name(s) Josiah
Last name Olive
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 44
Birth year 1837
Birth place Little Lever, Lancashire, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Josiah

Olive

Head

Married

44

1837

Little Lever, Lancashire, England

Alice

Olive

Wife

Married

42

1839

Lancashire, England

Ellis

Olive

Son

Single

16

1865

Lancashire, England

James

Olive

Son

Single

9

1872

Lancashire, England

Betty

Rowell

Visitor

Widow

83

1798

Lancashire, England

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