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Household of George Woollan (born 1847, Shropshire)

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.

George Woollan and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of George Woollan, born in 1847 in Shropshire, consisted of 7 members. George was the head of the household, married to Mary Woollan, born in 1846 in Beckingham, Lincolnshire, England. They had 4 children; Arthur (born 1874 in Sandal, Yorkshire, England), George H (born 1877 in Sandal, Yorkshire, England), Anne (born 1879 in Wakefield, Yorkshire, England) and Robert W (born 1881 in Wakefield, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was George's Wife Mother, Elizabeth Howard, born in 1814 in Lincolnshire, England.


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George Woollan's household

Male

George

Woollan

Head
Female

Mary

Woollan

Wife
Male

Arthur

Woollan

Son
Male

George H

Woollan

Son
Female

Anne

Woollan

Daughter
Male

Robert W

Woollan

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Howard

Wife Mother
First name(s) George
Last name Woollan
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Shropshire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

George

Woollan

Head

Married

34

1847

Shropshire, England

Mary

Woollan

Wife

Married

35

1846

Beckingham, Lincolnshire, England

Arthur

Woollan

Son

Single

7

1874

Sandal, Yorkshire, England

George H

Woollan

Son

Single

4

1877

Sandal, Yorkshire, England

Anne

Woollan

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Wakefield, Yorkshire, England

Robert W

Woollan

Son

Single

0

1881

Wakefield, Yorkshire, England

Elizabeth

Howard

Wife Mother

Widow

67

1814

Lincolnshire, England

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