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Household of Thomas Poskett (born 1842, 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.

Thomas Poskett and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Poskett, born in 1842 in Knottingley, Yorkshire, consisted of 9 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Sarah Poskett, born in 1845 in Holmfirth, Yorkshire, England. They had 6 children; Georgina (born 1869 in Knottingley, Yorkshire, England), Flora A (born 1871 in Ferrybridge, Yorkshire, England), Arthur A (born 1874 in Ferrybridge, Yorkshire, England), Lydia (born 1876 in Ferrybridge, Yorkshire, England), Walter (born 1878 in Ferrybridge, Yorkshire, England) and Herbert A (born 1881 in Ferrybridge, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Thomas's Boarder, Edwin Turner, born in 1863 in Ferrybridge, Yorkshire, England.


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Thomas Poskett's household

Male

Thomas

Poskett

Head
Female

Sarah

Poskett

Wife
Female

Georgina

Poskett

Daughter
Female

Flora A

Poskett

Daughter
Male

Arthur A

Poskett

Son
Female

Lydia

Poskett

Daughter
Male

Walter

Poskett

Son
Male

Herbert A

Poskett

Son
Male

Edwin

Turner

Boarder
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Poskett
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Knottingley, Yorkshire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Poskett

Head

Married

39

1842

Knottingley, Yorkshire, England

Sarah

Poskett

Wife

Married

36

1845

Holmfirth, Yorkshire, England

Georgina

Poskett

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Knottingley, Yorkshire, England

Flora A

Poskett

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Ferrybridge, Yorkshire, England

Arthur A

Poskett

Son

Single

7

1874

Ferrybridge, Yorkshire, England

Lydia

Poskett

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Ferrybridge, Yorkshire, England

Walter

Poskett

Son

Single

3

1878

Ferrybridge, Yorkshire, England

Herbert A

Poskett

Son

Single

0

1881

Ferrybridge, Yorkshire, England

Edwin

Turner

Boarder

Single

18

1863

Ferrybridge, Yorkshire, England

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