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Household of Sam Persley (born 1848, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wortley, 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.

Sam Persley and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Sam Persley, born in 1848 in Hoylandswaine, Yorkshire, consisted of 7 members. Sam was the head of the household, married to Ann Persley, born in 1853 in Hoylandswaine, Yorkshire, England. They had 5 children; Elizabeth (born 1870 in Hoylandswaine, Yorkshire, England), Emily (born 1874 in Hoylandswaine, Yorkshire, England), Mary (born 1876 in Hoylandswaine, Yorkshire, England), William (born 1878 in Hoylandswaine, Yorkshire, England) and Mercy (born 1880 in Hoylandswaine, Yorkshire, England).


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Sam Persley's household

Male

Sam

Persley

Head
Female

Ann

Persley

Wife
Female

Elizabeth

Persley

Daughter
Female

Emily

Persley

Daughter
Female

Mary

Persley

Daughter
Male

William

Persley

Son
Female

Mercy

Persley

Daughter
First name(s) Sam
Last name Persley
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 33
Birth year 1848
Birth place Hoylandswaine, Yorkshire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Sam

Persley

Head

Married

33

1848

Hoylandswaine, Yorkshire, England

Ann

Persley

Wife

Married

28

1853

Hoylandswaine, Yorkshire, England

Elizabeth

Persley

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Hoylandswaine, Yorkshire, England

Emily

Persley

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Hoylandswaine, Yorkshire, England

Mary

Persley

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Hoylandswaine, Yorkshire, England

William

Persley

Son

Single

3

1878

Hoylandswaine, Yorkshire, England

Mercy

Persley

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Hoylandswaine, Yorkshire, England

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