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Household of Alexander Woods (born 1847, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wigan, 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.

Alexander Woods and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Woods, born in 1847 in Pemberton, Lancashire, consisted of 6 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Ellen Woods, born in 1851 in Ince, Lancashire, England. They had 3 children; Alice (born 1875 in Wigan, Lancashire, England), John W (born 1878 in Wigan, Lancashire, England) and Allan (born 1881 in Wigan, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Alexander's Sister In Law, Alice Wray, born in 1858 in Ince, Lancashire, England.


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Alexander Woods's household

Male

Alexander

Woods

Head
Female

Ellen

Woods

Wife
Female

Alice

Woods

Daughter
Male

John W

Woods

Son
Male

Allan

Woods

Son
Female

Alice

Wray

Sister In Law
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Woods
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Pemberton, Lancashire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Woods

Head

Married

34

1847

Pemberton, Lancashire, England

Ellen

Woods

Wife

Married

30

1851

Ince, Lancashire, England

Alice

Woods

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Wigan, Lancashire, England

John W

Woods

Son

Single

3

1878

Wigan, Lancashire, England

Allan

Woods

Son

Single

0

1881

Wigan, Lancashire, England

Alice

Wray

Sister In Law

Single

23

1858

Ince, Lancashire, England

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