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Household of Josiah Rushforth (born 1852, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wharfedale, 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 Rushforth and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Josiah Rushforth, born in 1852 in Adwalton, Yorkshire, consisted of 10 members. Josiah was the head of the household, married to Louisa Rushforth, born in 1855 in Yorkshire, England. They had 3 children; Henry S (born 1878 in Rawdon, Yorkshire, England), Arthur H (born 1880 in Rawdon, Yorkshire, England) and Agnes (born 1881 in Rawdon, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Josiah's Boarder, Fredrick (born 1854 in Scotland), Josiah's Servant, Henry (born 1859 in Lockwood, Yorkshire, England), Josiah's Servant, Sarah A (born 1856 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England), Josiah's Servant, Mary A (born 1857 in Shropshire, England) and Josiah's Servant, Lucy (born 1863 in London, Middlesex, England).


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Josiah Rushforth's household

Male

Josiah

Rushforth

Head
Female

Louisa

Rushforth

Wife
Male

Henry S

Rushforth

Son
Male

Arthur H

Rushforth

Son
Female

Agnes

Rushforth

Daughter
Male

Fredrick

Allen

Boarder
Male

Henry

Jackson

Servant
Female

Sarah A

Storey

Servant
Female

Mary A

Jones

Servant
Female

Lucy

Childs

Servant
First name(s) Josiah
Last name Rushforth
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 29
Birth year 1852
Birth place Adwalton, Yorkshire, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Josiah

Rushforth

Head

Married

29

1852

Adwalton, Yorkshire, England

Louisa

Rushforth

Wife

Married

26

1855

Yorkshire, England

Henry S

Rushforth

Son

Single

3

1878

Rawdon, Yorkshire, England

Arthur H

Rushforth

Son

Single

1

1880

Rawdon, Yorkshire, England

Agnes

Rushforth

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Rawdon, Yorkshire, England

Fredrick

Allen

Boarder

Single

27

1854

Scotland

Henry

Jackson

Servant

Single

22

1859

Lockwood, Yorkshire, England

Sarah A

Storey

Servant

Single

25

1856

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Mary A

Jones

Servant

Single

24

1857

Shropshire, England

Lucy

Childs

Servant

Single

18

1863

London, Middlesex, England

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