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Household of Lucy Hesling (born 1810, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wakefield, 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.

Lucy Hesling and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Lucy Hesling, born in 1810 in Wakefield, Yorkshire, consisted of 8 members. Lucy was the head of the household, widow. She had 2 children; Lucy A (born 1851 in Wakefield, Yorkshire, England) and Mary J (born 1853 in Wakefield, Yorkshire, England). She had 3 grandchildren; Eliza (born 1878 in Wakefield, Yorkshire, England), Edith A (born 1880 in Wakefield, Yorkshire, England) and Lucy Ethel (born 1876 in Manchester, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Lucy's Lodger, Riley (born 1857 in Castleford, Yorkshire, England) and Lucy's Lodger, John (born 1859 in Pickering, Yorkshire, England).


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Lucy Hesling's household

Female

Lucy

Hesling

Head
Female

Lucy A

Hesling

Daughter
Female

Mary J

Gledhill

Daughter
Female

Eliza

Gledhill

Grand Daughter
Female

Edith A

Gledhill

Grand Daughter
Female

Lucy Ethel

Auty

Grand Daughter
Male

Riley

Ford

Lodger
Male

John

Barker

Lodger
First name(s) Lucy
Last name Hesling
Relationship Head
Marital status Widow
Age 71
Birth year 1810
Birth place Wakefield, Yorkshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Lucy

Hesling

Head

Widow

71

1810

Wakefield, Yorkshire, England

Lucy A

Hesling

Daughter

Single

30

1851

Wakefield, Yorkshire, England

Mary J

Gledhill

Daughter

Married

28

1853

Wakefield, Yorkshire, England

Eliza

Gledhill

Grand Daughter

Single

3

1878

Wakefield, Yorkshire, England

Edith A

Gledhill

Grand Daughter

Single

1

1880

Wakefield, Yorkshire, England

Lucy Ethel

Auty

Grand Daughter

Single

5

1876

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Riley

Ford

Lodger

Single

24

1857

Castleford, Yorkshire, England

John

Barker

Lodger

Single

22

1859

Pickering, Yorkshire, England

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