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Household of Henry Willison (born 1829, Yorkshire)

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.

Henry Willison and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Henry Willison, born in 1829 in Hull, Yorkshire, consisted of 7 members. Henry was the head of the household, married to Ellen Willison, born in 1826 in Heckmondwike, Yorkshire, England. They had 3 children; Jane (born 1860 in Heckmondwike, Yorkshire, England), William (born 1866 in Heckmondwike, Yorkshire, England) and Eliza Ellen (born 1870 in Heckmondwike, Yorkshire, England). They had 2 grandchildren; Herbert (born 1876 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England) and Lizzy Lucy (born 1878 in Wakefield, Yorkshire, England).


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Henry Willison's household

Male

Henry

Willison

Head
Female

Ellen

Willison

Wife
Female

Jane

Cass

Daughter
Male

William

Willison

Son
Female

Eliza Ellen

Willison

Daughter
Male

Herbert

Cass

Grand Son
Female

Lizzy Lucy

Cass

Grand Daughter
First name(s) Henry
Last name Willison
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 52
Birth year 1829
Birth place Hull, Yorkshire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Henry

Willison

Head

Married

52

1829

Hull, Yorkshire, England

Ellen

Willison

Wife

Married

55

1826

Heckmondwike, Yorkshire, England

Jane

Cass

Daughter

Married

21

1860

Heckmondwike, Yorkshire, England

William

Willison

Son

Single

15

1866

Heckmondwike, Yorkshire, England

Eliza Ellen

Willison

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Heckmondwike, Yorkshire, England

Herbert

Cass

Grand Son

Single

5

1876

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Lizzy Lucy

Cass

Grand Daughter

Single

3

1878

Wakefield, Yorkshire, England

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