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Household of Josiah Priestley (born 1830, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Huddersfield, 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 Priestley and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Josiah Priestley, born in 1830 in Huddersfield, Yorkshire, consisted of 6 members. Josiah was the head of the household, married to Ellen Priestley, born in 1828 in Manchester, Lancashire, England. They had 1 grandchild; Ellen, born 1858 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England.
During the period, also present in the household were Josiah's Nephew, Fred (born 1873 in London, Middlesex, England), Josiah's Nephew, John (born 1859 in Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England) and Josiah's Niece, Louisa (born 1857 in Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England).


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Josiah Priestley's household

Male

Josiah

Priestley

Head
Female

Ellen

Priestley

Wife
Female

Ellen

Priestley

Grand Daughter
Male

Fred

Rowley

Nephew
Male

John

Gledhill

Nephew
Female

Louisa

Gledhill

Niece
First name(s) Josiah
Last name Priestley
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 51
Birth year 1830
Birth place Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Josiah

Priestley

Head

Married

51

1830

Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England

Ellen

Priestley

Wife

Married

53

1828

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Ellen

Priestley

Grand Daughter

Single

23

1858

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Fred

Rowley

Nephew

Single

8

1873

London, Middlesex, England

John

Gledhill

Nephew

Married

22

1859

Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England

Louisa

Gledhill

Niece

Married

24

1857

Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England

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