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Household of Sophia Asquith (born 1836, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wakefield, 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.

Sophia Asquith and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Sophia Asquith, born in 1836 in Stanley, Yorkshire, consisted of 5 members. Sophia was the head of the household, widow. She had 4 children; Benjamin (born 1861 in Stanley, Yorkshire, England), John (born 1868 in Stanley, Yorkshire, England), Samuel (born 1869 in Stanley, Yorkshire, England) and Abraham (born 1872 in Stanley, Yorkshire, England).


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Sophia Asquith's household

Female

Sophia

Asquith

Head
Male

Benjamin

Asquith

Son
Male

John

Asquith

Son
Male

Samuel

Asquith

Son
Male

Abraham

Asquith

Son
First name(s) Sophia
Last name Asquith
Relationship Head
Marital status Widow
Age 45
Birth year 1836
Birth place Stanley, Yorkshire, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Sophia

Asquith

Head

Widow

45

1836

Stanley, Yorkshire, England

Benjamin

Asquith

Son

Single

20

1861

Stanley, Yorkshire, England

John

Asquith

Son

Single

13

1868

Stanley, Yorkshire, England

Samuel

Asquith

Son

Single

12

1869

Stanley, Yorkshire, England

Abraham

Asquith

Son

Single

9

1872

Stanley, Yorkshire, England

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