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Household of Samuel Priestley (born 1829, 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.

Samuel Priestley and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Samuel Priestley, born in 1829 in Ovenden, Yorkshire, consisted of 9 members. Samuel was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Priestley, born in 1833 in Thornton, Yorkshire, England. They had 7 children; Solomon (born 1857 in Ovenden, Yorkshire, England), Henry (born 1859 in Ovenden, Yorkshire, England), Emma (born 1862 in Ovenden, Yorkshire, England), Edwin (born 1864 in Ovenden, Yorkshire, England), Hannah (born 1869 in Ovenden, Yorkshire, England), Fred (born 1871 in Ovenden, Yorkshire, England) and Eliza (born 1873 in Ovenden, Yorkshire, England).


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Samuel Priestley's household

Male

Samuel

Priestley

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Priestley

Wife
Male

Solomon

Priestley

Son
Male

Henry

Priestley

Son
Female

Emma

Priestley

Daughter
Male

Edwin

Priestley

Son
Female

Hannah

Priestley

Daughter
Male

Fred

Priestley

Son
Female

Eliza

Priestley

Daughter
First name(s) Samuel
Last name Priestley
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 52
Birth year 1829
Birth place Ovenden, Yorkshire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Samuel

Priestley

Head

Married

52

1829

Ovenden, Yorkshire, England

Elizabeth

Priestley

Wife

Married

48

1833

Thornton, Yorkshire, England

Solomon

Priestley

Son

Single

24

1857

Ovenden, Yorkshire, England

Henry

Priestley

Son

Single

22

1859

Ovenden, Yorkshire, England

Emma

Priestley

Daughter

Single

19

1862

Ovenden, Yorkshire, England

Edwin

Priestley

Son

Single

17

1864

Ovenden, Yorkshire, England

Hannah

Priestley

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Ovenden, Yorkshire, England

Fred

Priestley

Son

Single

10

1871

Ovenden, Yorkshire, England

Eliza

Priestley

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Ovenden, Yorkshire, England

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