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Household of James Williamson (born 1815, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Islington, London,Middlesex, 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 Williamson and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Williamson, born in 1815 in Littleborough, Lancashire, consisted of 6 members. James was the head of the household, married to Mary Williamson, born in 1820 in Holbeck, Yorkshire, England. They had 3 children; Henrietta (born 1853 in South Shields, Durham, England), Ellen (born 1855 in South Shields, Durham, England) and Edith (born 1861 in South Shields, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Servant, Elizabeth Wright, born in 1860 in Tillingham, Essex, England.


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James Williamson's household

Male

James

Williamson

Head
Female

Mary

Williamson

Wife
Female

Henrietta

Williamson

Daughter
Female

Ellen

Williamson

Daughter
Female

Edith

Williamson

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Wright

Servant
First name(s) James
Last name Williamson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 66
Birth year 1815
Birth place Littleborough, Lancashire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Williamson

Head

Married

66

1815

Littleborough, Lancashire, England

Mary

Williamson

Wife

Married

61

1820

Holbeck, Yorkshire, England

Henrietta

Williamson

Daughter

Single

28

1853

South Shields, Durham, England

Ellen

Williamson

Daughter

Single

26

1855

South Shields, Durham, England

Edith

Williamson

Daughter

Single

20

1861

South Shields, Durham, England

Elizabeth

Wright

Servant

Single

21

1860

Tillingham, Essex, England

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