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Household of Henry Williams (born 1846, Cheshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Birkenhead, Cheshire, 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.

Henry Williams and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Henry Williams, born in 1846 in Birkenhead, Cheshire, consisted of 8 members. Henry was the head of the household, married to Margaret E Williams, born in 1844 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England. They had 3 children; Ernest A (born 1873 in Tranmere, Cheshire, England), Henry O (born 1874 in Tranmere, Cheshire, England) and Annabella M (born 1877 in Birkenhead, Cheshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Henry's Boarder, Richard E (born 1864 in Birkenhead, Cheshire, England), Henry's Servant, Elizabeth (born 1864 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England) and Henry's Visitor, Elizabeth (born 1852 in Workington, Cumberland, England).


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Henry Williams's household

Male

Henry

Williams

Head
Female

Margaret E

Williams

Wife
Male

Ernest A

Williams

Son
Male

Henry O

Williams

Son
Female

Annabella M

Williams

Daughter
Male

Richard E

Williams

Boarder
Female

Elizabeth

Hannah

Servant
Female

Elizabeth

Thirkell

Visitor
First name(s) Henry
Last name Williams
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 35
Birth year 1846
Birth place Birkenhead, Cheshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Henry

Williams

Head

Married

35

1846

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England

Margaret E

Williams

Wife

Married

37

1844

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Ernest A

Williams

Son

Single

8

1873

Tranmere, Cheshire, England

Henry O

Williams

Son

Single

7

1874

Tranmere, Cheshire, England

Annabella M

Williams

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England

Richard E

Williams

Boarder

Single

17

1864

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England

Elizabeth

Hannah

Servant

Single

17

1864

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Thirkell

Visitor

Widow

29

1852

Workington, Cumberland, England

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