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Household of William Johnson (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 Johnson and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Johnson, born in 1834 in Dewsbury, Yorkshire, consisted of 9 members. William was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Johnson, born in 1837 in Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England. They had 5 children; Edward (born 1859 in Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England), William Hy (born 1865 in Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England), George A (born 1869 in Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England), Archer (born 1871 in Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England) and Sarah Elizh (born 1875 in Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Mother In Law, Martha (born 1804 in Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England) and William's Lodger, Florence (born 1865 in Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England).


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William Johnson's household

Male

William

Johnson

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Johnson

Wife
Male

Edward

Johnson

Son
Male

William Hy

Johnson

Son
Male

George A

Johnson

Son
Male

Archer

Johnson

Son
Female

Sarah Elizh

Johnson

Daughter
Female

Martha

Harwood

Mother In Law
Female

Florence

Aston

Lodger
First name(s) William
Last name Johnson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 47
Birth year 1834
Birth place Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Johnson

Head

Married

47

1834

Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England

Elizabeth

Johnson

Wife

Married

44

1837

Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England

Edward

Johnson

Son

Single

22

1859

Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England

William Hy

Johnson

Son

Single

16

1865

Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England

George A

Johnson

Son

Single

12

1869

Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England

Archer

Johnson

Son

Single

10

1871

Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England

Sarah Elizh

Johnson

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England

Martha

Harwood

Mother In Law

Widow

77

1804

Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England

Florence

Aston

Lodger

Single

16

1865

Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England

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