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Household of John E Williams (born 1847, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Prestwich, 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.

John E Williams and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John E Williams, born in 1847 in Salford, Lancashire, consisted of 7 members. John E was the head of the household, married to Sarah J Williams, born in 1857 in Manchester, Lancashire, England. They had 3 children; Alice M (born 1870 in Prestwich, Lancashire, England), Edward B (born 1878 in Blackpool, Lancashire, England) and Maurice L (born 1879 in Prestwich, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John E's Servant, Maud N (born 1865 in Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England) and John E's Servant, Harriet (born 1858 in Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England).


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John E Williams's household

Male

John E

Williams

Head
Female

Sarah J

Williams

Wife
Female

Alice M

Williams

Daughter
Male

Edward B

Williams

Son
Male

Maurice L

Williams

Son
Female

Maud N

Bradshaw

Servant
Female

Harriet

Shepherd

Servant
First name(s) John E
Last name Williams
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Salford, Lancashire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John E

Williams

Head

Married

34

1847

Salford, Lancashire, England

Sarah J

Williams

Wife

Married

24

1857

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Alice M

Williams

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Prestwich, Lancashire, England

Edward B

Williams

Son

Single

3

1878

Blackpool, Lancashire, England

Maurice L

Williams

Son

Single

2

1879

Prestwich, Lancashire, England

Maud N

Bradshaw

Servant

Single

16

1865

Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England

Harriet

Shepherd

Servant

Widow

23

1858

Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England

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