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Household of Thomas Priestley (born 1847, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bradford, 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 Priestley and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Priestley, born in 1847 in Horton, Yorkshire, consisted of 10 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Ruth H Priestley, born in 1848 in Horton, Yorkshire, England. They had 7 children; Sampson (born 1870 in Horton, Yorkshire, England), Robert (born 1871 in Horton, Yorkshire, England), Betsey (born 1873 in Horton, Yorkshire, England), Mark (born 1875 in Horton, Yorkshire, England), Isabella (born 1877 in Horton, Yorkshire, England), Martha J (born 1879 in Horton, Yorkshire, England) and Harry (born 1880 in Horton, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Thomas's Boarder, Richard Hellewell, born in 1850 in Horton, Yorkshire, England.


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Thomas Priestley's household

Male

Thomas

Priestley

Head
Female

Ruth H

Priestley

Wife
Male

Sampson

Priestley

Son
Male

Robert

Priestley

Son
Female

Betsey

Priestley

Daughter
Male

Mark

Priestley

Son
Female

Isabella

Priestley

Daughter
Female

Martha J

Priestley

Daughter
Male

Harry

Priestley

Son
Male

Richard

Hellewell

Boarder
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Priestley
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Horton, Yorkshire, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Priestley

Head

Married

34

1847

Horton, Yorkshire, England

Ruth H

Priestley

Wife

Married

33

1848

Horton, Yorkshire, England

Sampson

Priestley

Son

Single

11

1870

Horton, Yorkshire, England

Robert

Priestley

Son

Single

10

1871

Horton, Yorkshire, England

Betsey

Priestley

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Horton, Yorkshire, England

Mark

Priestley

Son

Single

6

1875

Horton, Yorkshire, England

Isabella

Priestley

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Horton, Yorkshire, England

Martha J

Priestley

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Horton, Yorkshire, England

Harry

Priestley

Son

Single

1

1880

Horton, Yorkshire, England

Richard

Hellewell

Boarder

Married

31

1850

Horton, Yorkshire, England

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