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Household of Josiah Wood (born 1827, Staffordshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Congleton, Cheshire, 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 Wood and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Josiah Wood, born in 1827 in Burslem, Staffordshire, consisted of 5 members. Josiah was the head of the household, married to Margaret Wood, born in 1828 in Burslem, Staffordshire, England. They had 1 child; Francis John, born 1857 in Burslem, Staffordshire, England.
During the period, also present in the household were Josiah's Sister In Law, Harriet (born 1834 in Burslem, Staffordshire, England) and Josiah's Servant, Sarah Ann (born 1854 in Alsager, Cheshire, England).


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Josiah Wood's household

Male

Josiah

Wood

Head
Female

Margaret

Wood

Wife
Male

Francis John

Wood

Son
Female

Harriet

Stevenson

Sister In Law
Female

Sarah Ann

Higgins

Servant
First name(s) Josiah
Last name Wood
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 54
Birth year 1827
Birth place Burslem, Staffordshire, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Josiah

Wood

Head

Married

54

1827

Burslem, Staffordshire, England

Margaret

Wood

Wife

Married

53

1828

Burslem, Staffordshire, England

Francis John

Wood

Son

Single

24

1857

Burslem, Staffordshire, England

Harriet

Stevenson

Sister In Law

Single

47

1834

Burslem, Staffordshire, England

Sarah Ann

Higgins

Servant

Single

27

1854

Alsager, Cheshire, England

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