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Household of Edward Williams (born 1844, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Chorlton, 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.

Edward Williams and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Edward Williams, born in 1844 in Manchester, Lancashire, consisted of 8 members. Edward was the head of the household, married to Mary Williams, born in 1844 in Wales. They had 5 children; John (born 1873 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), Elizabeth (born 1874 in Salford, Lancashire, England), James (born 1876 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), Thomas (born 1879 in Manchester, Lancashire, England) and Janet (born 1881 in Chorlton cum Hardy, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Edward's Visitor, Sarah Holt, born in 1852 in Shropshire, England.


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Edward Williams's household

Male

Edward

Williams

Head
Female

Mary

Williams

Wife
Male

John

Williams

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Williams

Daughter
Male

James

Williams

Son
Male

Thomas

Williams

Son
Female

Janet

Williams

Daughter
Female

Sarah

Holt

Visitor
First name(s) Edward
Last name Williams
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place Manchester, Lancashire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Edward

Williams

Head

Married

37

1844

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Mary

Williams

Wife

Married

37

1844

Wales

John

Williams

Son

Single

8

1873

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Williams

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Salford, Lancashire, England

James

Williams

Son

Single

5

1876

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Thomas

Williams

Son

Single

2

1879

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Janet

Williams

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Chorlton cum Hardy, Lancashire, England

Sarah

Holt

Visitor

Single

29

1852

Shropshire, England

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