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Household of William Priestley (born 1831, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Huddersfield, 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 Priestley and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Priestley, born in 1831 in Dalton, Yorkshire, consisted of 10 members. William was the head of the household, married to Mary Priestley, born in 1842 in Hopton, Yorkshire, England. They had 4 children; Harry (born 1868 in Dalton, Yorkshire, England), Tom (born 1877 in Dalton, Yorkshire, England), Sarah E (born 1879 in Dalton, Yorkshire, England) and John W (born 1881 in Dalton, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Daughr, Louisa (born 1865 in Dalton, Yorkshire, England), William's Daughr, Mary M (born 1870 in Dalton, Yorkshire, England), William's Daughr, Amelia A (born 1872 in Dalton, Yorkshire, England) and William's Daughr, Emily (born 1874 in Dalton, Yorkshire, England).


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William Priestley's household

Male

William

Priestley

Head
Female

Mary

Priestley

Wife
Female

Louisa

Priestley

Daughr
Male

Harry

Priestley

Son
Female

Mary M

Priestley

Daughr
Female

Amelia A

Priestley

Daughr
Female

Emily

Priestley

Daughr
Male

Tom

Priestley

Son
Female

Sarah E

Priestley

Daughter
Male

John W

Priestley

Son
First name(s) William
Last name Priestley
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 50
Birth year 1831
Birth place Dalton, Yorkshire, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Priestley

Head

Married

50

1831

Dalton, Yorkshire, England

Mary

Priestley

Wife

Married

39

1842

Hopton, Yorkshire, England

Louisa

Priestley

Daughr

Single

16

1865

Dalton, Yorkshire, England

Harry

Priestley

Son

Single

13

1868

Dalton, Yorkshire, England

Mary M

Priestley

Daughr

Single

11

1870

Dalton, Yorkshire, England

Amelia A

Priestley

Daughr

Single

9

1872

Dalton, Yorkshire, England

Emily

Priestley

Daughr

Single

7

1874

Dalton, Yorkshire, England

Tom

Priestley

Son

Single

4

1877

Dalton, Yorkshire, England

Sarah E

Priestley

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Dalton, Yorkshire, England

John W

Priestley

Son

Single

0

1881

Dalton, Yorkshire, England

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