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Household of Samuel Oldroyd (born 1837, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Pontefract, 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.

Samuel Oldroyd and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Samuel Oldroyd, born in 1837 in Dewsbury, Yorkshire, consisted of 5 members. Samuel was the head of the household, married to Nanny Oldroyd, born in 1842 in Cleckheaton, Yorkshire, England. They had 2 children; Ann (born 1866 in Gildersome, Yorkshire, England) and Arthur (born 1870 in Gildersome, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Samuel's Mother In Law, Elizabeth Cheatam, born in 1812 in Cleckheaton, Yorkshire, England.


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Samuel Oldroyd's household

Male

Samuel

Oldroyd

Head
Female

Nanny

Oldroyd

Wife
Female

Ann

Oldroyd

Daughter
Male

Arthur

Oldroyd

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Cheatam

Mother In Law
First name(s) Samuel
Last name Oldroyd
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 44
Birth year 1837
Birth place Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Samuel

Oldroyd

Head

Married

44

1837

Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England

Nanny

Oldroyd

Wife

Married

39

1842

Cleckheaton, Yorkshire, England

Ann

Oldroyd

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Gildersome, Yorkshire, England

Arthur

Oldroyd

Son

Single

11

1870

Gildersome, Yorkshire, England

Elizabeth

Cheatam

Mother In Law

Widow

69

1812

Cleckheaton, Yorkshire, England

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