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Household of James Williams (born 1841, Cheshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Ashton under Lyne, 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.

James Williams and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Williams, born in 1841 in Whitchurch, Cheshire, consisted of 9 members. James was the head of the household, married to Eliza Williams, born in 1844 in Stoke on Trent, Staffordshire, England. They had 6 children; Mary E (born 1866 in Stoke on Trent, Staffordshire, England), Lucy (born 1870 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), Margaret A (born 1873 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), Sarah B (born 1876 in Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire, England), James (born 1879 in Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire, England) and William H (born 1881 in Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Boarder, William Fone, born in 1860 in -.


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James Williams's household

Male

James

Williams

Head
Female

Eliza

Williams

Wife
Female

Mary E

Williams

Daughter
Female

Lucy

Williams

Daughter
Female

Margaret A

Williams

Daughter
Female

Sarah B

Williams

Daughter
Male

James

Williams

Son
Male

William H

Williams

Son
Male

William

Fone

Boarder
First name(s) James
Last name Williams
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Whitchurch, Cheshire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Williams

Head

Married

40

1841

Whitchurch, Cheshire, England

Eliza

Williams

Wife

Married

37

1844

Stoke on Trent, Staffordshire, England

Mary E

Williams

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Stoke on Trent, Staffordshire, England

Lucy

Williams

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Margaret A

Williams

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Sarah B

Williams

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire, England

James

Williams

Son

Single

2

1879

Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire, England

William H

Williams

Son

Single

0

1881

Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire, England

William

Fone

Boarder

Single

21

1860

-

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