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Household of Samuel Handy (born 1852, Staffordshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in South Shields, Durham, 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.

Samuel Handy and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Samuel Handy, born in 1852 in Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, consisted of 8 members. Samuel was the head of the household, married to Martha Handy, born in 1855 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England. They had 5 children; Sarah A (born 1873 in Workington, Cumberland, England), Thomas (born 1875 in Middlesbrough, Durham, England), John G (born 1877 in Workington, Cumberland, England), Samuel (born 1879 in Stockton, Durham, England) and Ellen (born 1881 in Jarrow, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Samuel's Brother In Law, Walter Curry, born in 1867 in Workington, Cumberland, England.


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Samuel Handy's household

Male

Samuel

Handy

Head
Female

Martha

Handy

Wife
Female

Sarah A

Handy

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Handy

Son
Male

John G

Handy

Son
Male

Samuel

Handy

Son
Female

Ellen

Handy

Daughter
Male

Walter

Curry

Brother In Law
First name(s) Samuel
Last name Handy
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 29
Birth year 1852
Birth place Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Samuel

Handy

Head

Married

29

1852

Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England

Martha

Handy

Wife

Married

26

1855

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Sarah A

Handy

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Workington, Cumberland, England

Thomas

Handy

Son

Single

6

1875

Middlesbrough, Durham, England

John G

Handy

Son

Single

4

1877

Workington, Cumberland, England

Samuel

Handy

Son

Single

2

1879

Stockton, Durham, England

Ellen

Handy

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Jarrow, Durham, England

Walter

Curry

Brother In Law

Single

14

1867

Workington, Cumberland, England

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