Joseph Staples in London, Middlesex in the 1881 Census

Details of Joseph Staples of 1 Princes Place, Limehouse, London, Middlesex, England

First name(s): Joseph
Last name: Staples
Relationship: Head
Marital status: Married
Gender: Male
Age: 57
Birth year: 1824
Occupation: Labourer In Coal Boats
Birth town: Taunton
Birth county: Somerset
Birth place: England
Street: 1 Princes Place
Town: —
Parish: Limehouse
County: London, Middlesex
Country: England
Registration district: Stepney

Other household members

First name(s)	Last name	Relationship	Marital status	Gender	Age	Birth year	Occupation	Birth place
First name(s) Maria	Last name Staples	Relationship Wife	Marital status Married	Gender Female	Age 46	Birth year 1835	Occupation Sempstress	Birth place Shadwell, Middlesex, England
First name(s) Robert	Last name Staples	Relationship Son	Marital status Single	Gender Male	Age 18	Birth year 1863	Occupation Labourer In Iron Works	Birth place Limehouse, Middlesex, England
First name(s) Mary Jane	Last name Staples	Relationship Daughter	Marital status Single	Gender Female	Age 16	Birth year 1865	Occupation Seamstress	Birth place Ratcliff, Middlesex, England
First name(s) Joseph	Last name Staples	Relationship Son	Marital status Single	Gender Male	Age 10	Birth year 1871	Occupation Scholar	Birth place Limehouse, Middlesex, England
First name(s) Charles Wm	Last name Baker	Relationship Son In Law	Marital status Married	Gender Male	Age 22	Birth year 1859	Occupation Dock Clerk	Birth place Lambeth, Surrey, England
First name(s) Betsy	Last name Baker	Relationship Daughter	Marital status Married	Gender Female	Age 21	Birth year 1860	Occupation Sempstress	Birth place Ratcliff, Middlesex, England
First name(s) Charles M	Last name Baker	Relationship Grand Son	Marital status Single	Gender Male	Age 2	Birth year 1879	Occupation -	Birth place Limehouse, Middlesex, England
First name(s) Martha	Last name Baker	Relationship Grand Daughter	Marital status Single	Gender Female	Age 0	Birth year 1881	Occupation -	Birth place Limehouse, Middlesex, England

About the 1881 England Wales and Scotland Census

When the 1881 census was taken on April 3rd, the total population of England, Wales and Scotland was recorded as 29,707,207. The First Boer War ended only weeks before the 1881 census.

As with any historical research, the golden rule of family history is to check the original record, or "primary source", wherever possible. We have provided clear images of the original census enumeration books for you to view once you've found the right family in the indexes.

When using census returns, once you have located your ancestor in the census, you should then view the original images to validate your findings. The image of the original document will also help you see the household in the context of surrounding households as all the information will be provided in one clear place, as it was originally written down.

The original documents would have been given to your ancestor several days before 3 April, and the head of household would have been asked to fill in the details for anyone who would have been residing at that address on the census date. If the head of the household was unable to read or write, the enumerator - a literate person who would be collecting the census forms - would help fill in the details. Because of this, however, you may note mistakes that were made, such as name spellings. It should also be noted that many people were often economical with the truth when it came to their ages.

Note: the census includes details of people resident in docked vessels and institutions such as prisons, workhouses, hospitals, and barracks, as well as individual households.

See the whole Staples family
in this 1881 Census record

Includes Joseph Staples and 8 other people

Staples family summary

NAME: Joseph Staples
BORN: 1824
BIRTH COUNTY: Somerset
ADDRESS IN 1881: Limehouse, London, Middlesex, England