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Household of Joseph Britland (born 1855, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire, 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.

Joseph Britland and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Britland, born in 1855 in Hurst, Lancashire, consisted of 7 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Hannah Britland, born in 1856 in Bardsley, Lancashire, England. They had 2 children; Samuel (born 1877 in Hurst, Lancashire, England) and James Walter (born 1879 in Hurst, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Joseph's Boarder, Mary Ann (born 1832 in Mellor, Derbyshire, England), Joseph's Boarder, Martha (born 1858 in Stalybridge, Lancashire, England) and Joseph's Boarder, May Stanley (born 1863 in Stalybridge, Lancashire, England).


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Joseph Britland's household

Male

Joseph

Britland

Head
Female

Hannah

Britland

Wife
Male

Samuel

Britland

Son
Male

James Walter

Britland

Son
Female

Mary Ann

Britland

Boarder
Female

Martha

Duckworth

Boarder
Female

May Stanley

Duckworth

Boarder
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Britland
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 26
Birth year 1855
Birth place Hurst, Lancashire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Britland

Head

Married

26

1855

Hurst, Lancashire, England

Hannah

Britland

Wife

Married

25

1856

Bardsley, Lancashire, England

Samuel

Britland

Son

Single

4

1877

Hurst, Lancashire, England

James Walter

Britland

Son

Single

2

1879

Hurst, Lancashire, England

Mary Ann

Britland

Boarder

Widow

49

1832

Mellor, Derbyshire, England

Martha

Duckworth

Boarder

Single

23

1858

Stalybridge, Lancashire, England

May Stanley

Duckworth

Boarder

Single

18

1863

Stalybridge, Lancashire, England

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