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Household of Riley Ackroyd (born 1844, 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.

Riley Ackroyd and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Riley Ackroyd, born in 1844 in Sowerby, Yorkshire, consisted of 8 members. Riley was the head of the household, married to Sarah Ackroyd, born in 1844 in Sowerby, Yorkshire, England. They had 6 children; Sarah H (born 1865 in Sowerby, Yorkshire, England), Aquilla (born 1867 in Sowerby, Yorkshire, England), Ann E (born 1869 in Sowerby, Yorkshire, England), Mary H (born 1871 in Sowerby, Yorkshire, England), John H (born 1875 in Sowerby, Yorkshire, England) and Edith (born 1880 in Sowerby, Yorkshire, England).


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Riley Ackroyd's household

Male

Riley

Ackroyd

Head
Female

Sarah

Ackroyd

Wife
Female

Sarah H

Ackroyd

Daughter
Male

Aquilla

Ackroyd

Son
Female

Ann E

Ackroyd

Daughter
Female

Mary H

Ackroyd

Daughter
Male

John H

Ackroyd

Son
Female

Edith

Ackroyd

Daughter
First name(s) Riley
Last name Ackroyd
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place Sowerby, Yorkshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Riley

Ackroyd

Head

Married

37

1844

Sowerby, Yorkshire, England

Sarah

Ackroyd

Wife

Married

37

1844

Sowerby, Yorkshire, England

Sarah H

Ackroyd

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Sowerby, Yorkshire, England

Aquilla

Ackroyd

Son

Single

14

1867

Sowerby, Yorkshire, England

Ann E

Ackroyd

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Sowerby, Yorkshire, England

Mary H

Ackroyd

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Sowerby, Yorkshire, England

John H

Ackroyd

Son

Single

6

1875

Sowerby, Yorkshire, England

Edith

Ackroyd

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Sowerby, Yorkshire, England

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