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Household of John Williams (born 1819, Middlesex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Birkenhead, Cheshire, 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 Williams and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Williams, born in 1819 in London, Middlesex, consisted of 10 members. John was the head of the household, married to Susanna Williams, born in 1820 in Devon, England. They had 4 children; Robert J (born 1862 in Plymouth, Devon, England), Frederick (born 1865 in Plymouth, Devon, England), George (born 1867 in Plymouth, Devon, England) and Henry (born 1873 in Cheshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Boarder, Richard (born 1827 in Salford, Lancashire, England), John's Boarder, James (born 1844 in Devonport, Devon, England) and John's Lodger Head, Robert (born 1831 in Silverton, Devon, England).


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John Williams's household

Male

John

Williams

Head
Female

Susanna

Williams

Wife
Male

Richard

Croston

Boarder
Male

James

Sullivan

Boarder
Male

Robert

Herd

Lodger Head
Female

Martha

Herd

Wife
Male

Robert J

Herd

Son
Male

Frederick

Herd

Son
Male

George

Herd

Son
Male

Henry

Herd

Son
First name(s) John
Last name Williams
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 62
Birth year 1819
Birth place London, Middlesex, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Williams

Head

Married

62

1819

London, Middlesex, England

Susanna

Williams

Wife

Married

61

1820

Devon, England

Richard

Croston

Boarder

Married

54

1827

Salford, Lancashire, England

James

Sullivan

Boarder

Single

37

1844

Devonport, Devon, England

Robert

Herd

Lodger Head

Married

50

1831

Silverton, Devon, England

Martha

Herd

Wife

Married

49

1832

Plymouth, Devon, England

Robert J

Herd

Son

Single

19

1862

Plymouth, Devon, England

Frederick

Herd

Son

Single

16

1865

Plymouth, Devon, England

George

Herd

Son

Single

14

1867

Plymouth, Devon, England

Henry

Herd

Son

Single

8

1873

Cheshire, England

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