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Household of William Joy (born 1843, Staffordshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Kensington, London,Middlesex, 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 Joy and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Joy, born in 1843 in Staffordshire, consisted of 6 members. William was the head of the household, married to Ellen Joy, born in 1841 in Knockholt, Kent, England. They had 3 children; William Thomas (born 1875 in Paddington, Middlesex, England), Ellen (born 1876 in Kensington, Middlesex, England) and Harry (born 1881 in Paddington, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Lodger, Caroline Emma Steven, born in 1855 in Plymouth, Devon, England.


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William Joy's household

Male

William

Joy

Head
Female

Ellen

Joy

Wife
Male

William Thomas

Joy

Son
Female

Ellen

Joy

Daughter
Male

Harry

Joy

Son
Female

Caroline Emma

Steven

Lodger
First name(s) William
Last name Joy
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 38
Birth year 1843
Birth place Staffordshire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Joy

Head

Married

38

1843

Staffordshire, England

Ellen

Joy

Wife

Married

40

1841

Knockholt, Kent, England

William Thomas

Joy

Son

Single

6

1875

Paddington, Middlesex, England

Ellen

Joy

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Kensington, Middlesex, England

Harry

Joy

Son

Single

0

1881

Paddington, Middlesex, England

Caroline Emma

Steven

Lodger

Single

26

1855

Plymouth, Devon, England

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