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Household of Richard Wilby (born 1845, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Halifax, 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.

Richard Wilby and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Richard Wilby, born in 1845 in Shelf, Yorkshire, consisted of 5 members. Richard was the head of the household, married to Emma Wilby, born in 1846 in Stainland, Yorkshire, England. They had 2 children; Ernest (born 1871 in Stainland, Yorkshire, England) and William (born 1873 in Elland, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Richard's Mother In Law, Sarah Norminton, born in 1824 in Elland, Yorkshire, England.


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Richard Wilby's household

Male

Richard

Wilby

Head
Female

Emma

Wilby

Wife
Male

Ernest

Wilby

Son
Male

William

Wilby

Son
Female

Sarah

Norminton

Mother In Law
First name(s) Richard
Last name Wilby
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 36
Birth year 1845
Birth place Shelf, Yorkshire, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Richard

Wilby

Head

Married

36

1845

Shelf, Yorkshire, England

Emma

Wilby

Wife

Married

35

1846

Stainland, Yorkshire, England

Ernest

Wilby

Son

Single

10

1871

Stainland, Yorkshire, England

William

Wilby

Son

Single

8

1873

Elland, Yorkshire, England

Sarah

Norminton

Mother In Law

Single

57

1824

Elland, Yorkshire, England

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