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Household of John Williams (born 1846, Cheshire)

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 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Williams, born in 1846 in Birkenhead, Cheshire, consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to Esther N Williams, born in 1854 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England. They had 5 children; George S (born 1872 in Birkenhead, Cheshire, England), John H (born 1874 in Birkenhead, Cheshire, England), Elizabeth (born 1876 in Birkenhead, Cheshire, England), Ada Gertrude (born 1879 in Birkenhead, Cheshire, England) and Charles H (born 1881 in Birkenhead, Cheshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Mother, Elizabeth (born 1820 in Denbigh, Denbighshire, Wales) and John's Servant, Bessie (born 1829 in Chester, Cheshire, England).


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John Williams's household

Male

John

Williams

Head
Female

Esther N

Williams

Wife
Male

George S

Williams

Son
Male

John H

Williams

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Williams

Daughter
Female

Ada Gertrude

Williams

Daughter
Male

Charles H

Williams

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Williams

Mother
Female

Bessie

Crosbie

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Williams
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 35
Birth year 1846
Birth place Birkenhead, Cheshire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Williams

Head

Married

35

1846

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England

Esther N

Williams

Wife

Married

27

1854

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

George S

Williams

Son

Single

9

1872

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England

John H

Williams

Son

Single

7

1874

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England

Elizabeth

Williams

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England

Ada Gertrude

Williams

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England

Charles H

Williams

Son

Single

0

1881

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England

Elizabeth

Williams

Mother

Widow

61

1820

Denbigh, Denbighshire, Wales

Bessie

Crosbie

Servant

Single

52

1829

Chester, Cheshire, England

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