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Household of William Field (born 1799, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Dewsbury, 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.

William Field and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Field, born in 1799 in Chickenley, Yorkshire, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, widower. He had 5 children; Sarah (born 1824 in Chickenley, Yorkshire, England), Henry (born 1834 in Chickenley, Yorkshire, England), Benjamin (born 1841 in Chickenley, Yorkshire, England), Elizabeth (born 1847 in Chickenley, Yorkshire, England) and Emma (born 1849 in Chickenley, Yorkshire, England). He had 1 grandchild; James, born 1865 in Earlsheaton, Yorkshire, England.
During the period, also present in the household was William's Lodger, Emma Jessop, born in 1851 in Mirfield, Yorkshire, England.


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William Field's household

Male

William

Field

Head
Female

Sarah

Field

Daughter
Male

Henry

Field

Son
Male

Benjamin

Field

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Field

Daughter
Female

Emma

Field

Daughter
Female

Emma

Jessop

Lodger
Male

James

Newsome

Grand Son
First name(s) William
Last name Field
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 82
Birth year 1799
Birth place Chickenley, Yorkshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Field

Head

Widower

82

1799

Chickenley, Yorkshire, England

Sarah

Field

Daughter

Single

57

1824

Chickenley, Yorkshire, England

Henry

Field

Son

Single

47

1834

Chickenley, Yorkshire, England

Benjamin

Field

Son

Single

40

1841

Chickenley, Yorkshire, England

Elizabeth

Field

Daughter

Single

34

1847

Chickenley, Yorkshire, England

Emma

Field

Daughter

Single

32

1849

Chickenley, Yorkshire, England

Emma

Jessop

Lodger

Single

30

1851

Mirfield, Yorkshire, England

James

Newsome

Grand Son

Single

16

1865

Earlsheaton, Yorkshire, England

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