Joseph SLACK b. 1808 Belper, Amber Valley, Derbyshire, England d. Nov 1895 Brailsford, Derbyshire Dales, Derbyshire, England: Our Family History

1808 - 1895 (87 years)

Name Joseph SLACK

Relationship with Henry Walter ROLFE

Birth 1808 Belper, Amber Valley, Derbyshire, England

Gender Male

Census 1851 Hollies Farm, Yeldersley, Derbyshire Dales, Derbyshire, England

Ln	Hhold	Given	Surname	Relation	BirthDate	BirthPlace	Age	Gender	Status	Occupation	Comments
Image											Transcript
16	26	Joseph	Slack	Head	1808	Belper	43	Male	Married	Farmer
17	26	Mary	Slack	Wife	1811	Atlow	40	Female	Married
18	26	Sarah	Slack	Daughter	1844	Hollies	7	Female
19	26	Arthur	Slack	Son	1845	Hollies	6	Male
20	26	Ann	Slack	Daughter	1847	Hollies	4	Female
1	26	Emily	Slack	Daughter	1849	Hollies	2	Female
2	26	Hannah	Slack	Daughter	1850	Hollies	1	Female
3	26	Henry	Woodhouse	Servant	1830	Alton	21	Male	Single	Farm Labourer
4	26	James	Bradshaw	Servant	1834	Atlow	17	Male	Single	Farm Servant
5	26	Elizabeth	Tunnicliff	Servant	1835	Brailsford	16	Female	Single	House Servant

PRO Class: HO107 Piece: 2146 Folio: 339 Page: 7 Enumerated: 1851 Transcript ID is dbid=9999&iid=w7g3_5423
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Census 1861 Hollies Farm, Yeldersley, Derbyshire Dales, Derbyshire, England

Ln	Hhold	Given	Surname	Relation	BirthDate	BirthPlace	Age	Gender	Status	Occupation	Comments
Image											Transcript
7	29	Joseph	Slack	Head	1808	Belper	53	Male	Married	Farmer of 121 Acres
8	29	Mary	Slack	Wife	1812	Atlow	49	Female	Married
9	29	Sarah	Slack	Daughter	1844	Yeldersley	17	Female	Single
10	29	Arthur	Slack	Son	1845	Yeldersley	16	Male	Single
11	29	Annie	Slack	Daughter	1847	Yeldersley	14	Female
12	29	Emily	Slack	Daughter	1849	Yeldersley	12	Female		Scholar
13	29	Hannah	Slack	Daughter	1850	Yeldersley	11	Female		Scholar
14	29	Joseph	Slack	Son	1853	Yeldersley	8	Male		Scholar
15	29	Jane	Slack	Daughter	1855	Yeldersley	6	Female		Scholar
16	29	Harriet	Slack	Daughter	1857	Yeldersley	4	Female
17	29	George	Shaw	Servant	1841	Rodsley	20	Male	Single	Carter
18	29	Thomas	Morley	Servant	1849	Brassington	12	Male		Plough Boy

PRO Class: RG09 Piece: 2521 Folio: 106 Page: 27 Enumerated: 1861 Transcript ID is dbid=9999&iid=z9xg_5419
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Census 1871 Hollies Farm, Yeldersley, Derbyshire Dales, Derbyshire, England

Ln	Hhold	Given	Surname	Relation	BirthDate	BirthPlace	Age	Gender	Status	Occupation	Comments
Image											Transcript
3	14	Joseph	Slack	Head	1809	Belper	62	Male	Married	Farmer of 128 Acres
4	14	Mary	Slack	Wife	1812	Atlow	59	Female	Married	Farmer's Wife
5	14	Arthur	Slack	Son	1845	Yeldersley	26	Male	Single	Farmer's Son
6	14	Hannah	Slack	Daughter	1850	Yeldersley	21	Female	Single	Farmer's Daughter
7	14	Joseph	Slack	Son	1853	Yeldersley	18	Male	Single	Farmer's Son
8	14	Jane	Slack	Daughter	1854	Yeldersley	17	Female	Single	Farmer's Daughter
9	14	Harriet	Slack	Daughter	1857	Yeldersley	14	Female		Scholar
10	14	Edward	Holloway	Servant	1857	Sturston	14	Male		Farm Servant

PRO Class: RG10 Piece: 3599 Folio: 29 Page: 4 Enumerated: 1871 Transcript ID is dbid=9999&iid=ms8x_5420
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Census 1881 Hulland Lane, Hulland, Derbyshire Dales, Derbyshire, England

Ln	Hhold	Given	Surname	Relation	BirthDate	BirthPlace	Age	Gender	Status	Occupation	Comments
Image											Transcript
8	67	Joseph	Slack	Head	1769	Yeldersley	72	Male	Married	Farmer of 4 Acres
9	67	Mary	Slack	Wife	1772	Yeldersley	69	Female	Married
10	67	Hannah	Slack	Daughter	1811	Yeldersley	30	Female	Single
11	67	William H	Slack	Grand Son	1834	Yeldersley	7	Male	Single	Scholar
12	67	Joseph	Atkins	Visitor	1811	Yeldersley	30	Male	Married

PRO Class: RG11 Piece: 3409 Folio: 76 Page: 11 Enumerated: 1881 Transcript ID is dbid=9999&iid=q2zh_5421
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Census 1891 Brailsford, Derbyshire Dales, Derbyshire, England

Ln	Hhold	Given	Surname	Relation	BirthDate	BirthPlace	Age	Gender	Status	Occupation	Comments
Image											Transcript
8	3	James	Crawford	Head	1833	Brailsford	58	Male	Married	Baker & Grocer
9	3	Sarah	Crawford	Wife	1844	Yeldersley	47	Female	Married
10	3	William	Crawford	Son	1868	Brailsford	23	Male	Single	Rural Postman
11	3	Arthur	Crawford	Son	1879	Brailsford	12	Male	Single	Scholar
12	3	Joseph	Slack	Father-in-Law	1809	Belper	82	Male	Widower	Retired Farmer

PRO Class: RG12 Piece: 2751 Folio: 4 Page: 1 Enumerated: 1891 Transcript ID is dbid=9999&iid=fyd1_5422
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Death Nov 1895 Brailsford, Derbyshire Dales, Derbyshire, England

Burial 20 Nov 1895 All Saints Churchyard, Brailsford, Derbyshire Dales, Derbyshire, England

Burial Record (1894-1895)
All Saints Church, Brailsford

All Saints Churchyard
Brailsford, Derbyshire Dales, Derbyshire

Origins

Person ID I52987 Rolfe Family Tree

Last Modified 29 Mar 2026

Family Mary ALLEN, b. 20 Sep 1813, Atlow, Derbyshire Dales, Derbyshire, England d. Mar 1883, Derby, Derbyshire, England (Age 69 years)

Marriage 1843 Ashbourne, Derbyshire Dales, Derbyshire, England

Children

+	1. Sarah SLACK, b. 1843, Hollies Farm, Yeldersley, Derbyshire Dales, Derbyshire, England d. 1906, Ashbourne, Derbyshire Dales, Derbyshire, England (Age 63 years) ▻ James CRAWFORD
+	2. Arthur SLACK, b. 1845, Hollies Farm, Yeldersley, Derbyshire Dales, Derbyshire, England ▻ Mary
	3. Ann SLACK, b. 29 Nov 1846, Hollies Farm, Yeldersley, Derbyshire Dales, Derbyshire, England
	4. Emily SLACK, b. 6 Jun 1848, Hollies Farm, Yeldersley, Derbyshire Dales, Derbyshire, England
	5. Hannah SLACK, b. 23 Jan 1850, Hollies Farm, Yeldersley, Derbyshire Dales, Derbyshire, England
	6. Joseph SLACK, b. 1853, Hollies Farm, Yeldersley, Derbyshire Dales, Derbyshire, England
+	7. Jane SLACK, b. 19 Jan 1854, Yeldersley, Derbyshire Dales, Derbyshire, England d. 9 Aug 1930, Yeldersley, Derbyshire Dales, Derbyshire, England (Age 76 years) ▻ Frank Blake PEGGE m. 1876
	8. Harriet SLACK, b. 5 Aug 1856

Family ID F19688 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Last Modified 29 Mar 2026

Event Map

	Birth - 1808 - Belper, Amber Valley, Derbyshire, England
	Marriage - 1843 - Ashbourne, Derbyshire Dales, Derbyshire, England
	Census - 1851 - Hollies Farm, Yeldersley, Derbyshire Dales, Derbyshire, England
	Census - 1861 - Hollies Farm, Yeldersley, Derbyshire Dales, Derbyshire, England
	Census - 1871 - Hollies Farm, Yeldersley, Derbyshire Dales, Derbyshire, England
	Census - 1881 - Hulland Lane, Hulland, Derbyshire Dales, Derbyshire, England
	Census - 1891 - Brailsford, Derbyshire Dales, Derbyshire, England
	Death - Nov 1895 - Brailsford, Derbyshire Dales, Derbyshire, England
	Burial - 20 Nov 1895 - All Saints Churchyard, Brailsford, Derbyshire Dales, Derbyshire, England

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