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Household of John Wigfall (born 1848, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Sheffield, 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.

John Wigfall and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Wigfall, born in 1848 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Harriet Wigfall, born in 1846 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England. They had 3 children; William (born 1872 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England), Wilfrid (born 1874 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England) and Alice (born 1880 in -). They had 1 grandchild; Walter, born 1865 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England.
During the period, also present in the household was John's Lodger, John Adcroft, born in 1854 in Preston, Dorset, England.


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John Wigfall's household

Male

John

Wigfall

Head
Female

Harriet

Wigfall

Wife
Male

Walter

Hill

Grand Son
Male

William

Wigfall

Son
Male

Wilfrid

Wigfall

Son
Female

Alice

Wigfall

Daughter
Male

John

Adcroft

Lodger
First name(s) John
Last name Wigfall
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 33
Birth year 1848
Birth place Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Wigfall

Head

Married

33

1848

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Harriet

Wigfall

Wife

Married

35

1846

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Walter

Hill

Grand Son

Single

16

1865

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

William

Wigfall

Son

Single

9

1872

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Wilfrid

Wigfall

Son

Single

7

1874

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Alice

Wigfall

Daughter

Single

1

1880

-

John

Adcroft

Lodger

Single

27

1854

Preston, Dorset, England

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