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Household of William Firth (born 1836, 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.

William Firth and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Firth, born in 1836 in Barkisland, Yorkshire, consisted of 6 members. William was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Firth, born in 1841 in Barkisland, Yorkshire, England. They had 3 children; John E (born 1864 in Rishworth, Yorkshire, England), James (born 1865 in Rishworth, Yorkshire, England) and Sarah E (born 1878 in Rishworth, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Boarder, Joseph Whiteley, born in 1807 in Rishworth, Yorkshire, England.


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William Firth's household

Male

William

Firth

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Firth

Wife
Male

John E

Firth

Son
Male

James

Firth

Son
Female

Sarah E

Firth

Daughter
Male

Joseph

Whiteley

Boarder
First name(s) William
Last name Firth
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 45
Birth year 1836
Birth place Barkisland, Yorkshire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Firth

Head

Married

45

1836

Barkisland, Yorkshire, England

Elizabeth

Firth

Wife

Married

40

1841

Barkisland, Yorkshire, England

John E

Firth

Son

Single

17

1864

Rishworth, Yorkshire, England

James

Firth

Son

Single

16

1865

Rishworth, Yorkshire, England

Sarah E

Firth

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Rishworth, Yorkshire, England

Joseph

Whiteley

Boarder

Single

74

1807

Rishworth, Yorkshire, England

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