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Household of Michael Garforth (born 1797, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Dewsbury, 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.

Michael Garforth and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Michael Garforth, born in 1797 in Earlsheaton, Yorkshire, consisted of 10 members. Michael was the head of the household, married to Mary A Garforth, born in 1812 in Yorkshire, England. They had 4 grandchildren; Joseph W (born 1872 in Earlsheaton, Yorkshire, England), George (born 1874 in Earlsheaton, Yorkshire, England), William (born 1878 in Earlsheaton, Yorkshire, England) and Albert E (born 1881 in Earlsheaton, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Michael's Son In Law, Joseph (born 1848 in Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England), Michael's Daughter In Law Daughter, Hannah (born 1841 in Earlsheaton, Yorkshire, England), Michael's Lodger, Maria (born 1862 in Earlsheaton, Yorkshire, England) and Michael's Grand Son Grand Daughter, Sarah (born 1876 in Earlsheaton, Yorkshire, England).


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Michael Garforth's household

Male

Michael

Garforth

Head
Female

Mary A

Garforth

Wife
Male

Joseph

Clegg

Son In Law
Female

Hannah

Clegg

Daughter In Law Daughter
Female

Maria

Kilburn

Lodger
Male

Joseph W

Clegg

Grand Son
Male

George

Clegg

Grand Son
Female

Sarah

Clegg

Grand Son Grand Daughter
Male

William

Clegg

Grand Son
Male

Albert E

Clegg

Grand Son
First name(s) Michael
Last name Garforth
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 84
Birth year 1797
Birth place Earlsheaton, Yorkshire, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Michael

Garforth

Head

Married

84

1797

Earlsheaton, Yorkshire, England

Mary A

Garforth

Wife

Married

69

1812

Yorkshire, England

Joseph

Clegg

Son In Law

Married

33

1848

Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England

Hannah

Clegg

Daughter In Law Daughter

Married

40

1841

Earlsheaton, Yorkshire, England

Maria

Kilburn

Lodger

Single

19

1862

Earlsheaton, Yorkshire, England

Joseph W

Clegg

Grand Son

Single

9

1872

Earlsheaton, Yorkshire, England

George

Clegg

Grand Son

Single

7

1874

Earlsheaton, Yorkshire, England

Sarah

Clegg

Grand Son Grand Daughter

Single

5

1876

Earlsheaton, Yorkshire, England

William

Clegg

Grand Son

Single

3

1878

Earlsheaton, Yorkshire, England

Albert E

Clegg

Grand Son

Single

0

1881

Earlsheaton, Yorkshire, England

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