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Household of William J Fox (born 1834, 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 J Fox and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William J Fox, born in 1834 in Batley, Yorkshire, consisted of 10 members. William J was the head of the household, married to Emma Fox, born in 1838 in Greetland, Yorkshire, England. They had 6 children; Joseph R (born 1861 in Batley, Yorkshire, England), Edwin J (born 1864 in Batley, Yorkshire, England), John H (born 1866 in Batley, Yorkshire, England), Thomas H (born 1870 in Batley, Yorkshire, England), William J (born 1872 in Batley, Yorkshire, England) and R M E (born 1876 in Batley, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William J's Servant, Harriet M (born 1862 in Pontefract, Yorkshire, England) and William J's Servant, Elizabeth (born 1863 in Castleford, Yorkshire, England).


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William J Fox's household

Male

William J

Fox

Head
Female

Emma

Fox

Wife
Male

Joseph R

Fox

Son
Male

Edwin J

Fox

Son
Male

John H

Fox

Son
Male

Thomas H

Fox

Son
Male

William J

Fox

Son
Female

R M E

Fox

Daughter
Female

Harriet M

Jordan

Servant
Female

Elizabeth

Wright

Servant
First name(s) William J
Last name Fox
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 47
Birth year 1834
Birth place Batley, Yorkshire, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William J

Fox

Head

Married

47

1834

Batley, Yorkshire, England

Emma

Fox

Wife

Married

43

1838

Greetland, Yorkshire, England

Joseph R

Fox

Son

Single

20

1861

Batley, Yorkshire, England

Edwin J

Fox

Son

Single

17

1864

Batley, Yorkshire, England

John H

Fox

Son

Single

15

1866

Batley, Yorkshire, England

Thomas H

Fox

Son

Single

11

1870

Batley, Yorkshire, England

William J

Fox

Son

Single

9

1872

Batley, Yorkshire, England

R M E

Fox

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Batley, Yorkshire, England

Harriet M

Jordan

Servant

Single

19

1862

Pontefract, Yorkshire, England

Elizabeth

Wright

Servant

Single

18

1863

Castleford, Yorkshire, England

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