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Household of John Williams (born 1817, Anglesey)

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 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Williams, born in 1817 in Anglesey, consisted of 11 members. John was the head of the household, married to Emma Williams, born in 1823 in Hanley, Cheshire, England. They had 4 children; Sarah (born 1846 in Birkenhead, Cheshire, England), Maria E H (born 1855 in Birkenhead, Cheshire, England), John Harrison (born 1861 in Birkenhead, Cheshire, England) and Ada Emma (born 1865 in Birkenhead, Cheshire, England). They had 4 grandchildren; Emma Rycroft (born 1869 in Birkenhead, Cheshire, England), Ada (born 1874 in Birkenhead, Cheshire, England), George W (born 1876 in Birkenhead, Cheshire, England) and Charles (born 1879 in Birkenhead, Cheshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Boarder, Sarah Benson, born in 1836 in Lancashire, England.


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John Williams's household

Male

John

Williams

Head
Female

Emma

Williams

Wife
Female

Sarah

Davies

Daughter
Female

Maria E H

Williams

Daughter
Male

John Harrison

Williams

Son
Female

Ada Emma

Williams

Daughter
Female

Emma Rycroft

Davies

Grand Daughter
Female

Ada

Davies

Grand Daughter
Male

George W

Davies

Grand Son
Male

Charles

Davies

Grand Son
Female

Sarah

Benson

Boarder
First name(s) John
Last name Williams
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 64
Birth year 1817
Birth place Anglesey, Wales

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Williams

Head

Married

64

1817

Anglesey, Wales

Emma

Williams

Wife

Married

58

1823

Hanley, Cheshire, England

Sarah

Davies

Daughter

Married

35

1846

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England

Maria E H

Williams

Daughter

Single

26

1855

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England

John Harrison

Williams

Son

Single

20

1861

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England

Ada Emma

Williams

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England

Emma Rycroft

Davies

Grand Daughter

Single

12

1869

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England

Ada

Davies

Grand Daughter

Single

7

1874

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England

George W

Davies

Grand Son

Single

5

1876

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England

Charles

Davies

Grand Son

Single

2

1879

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England

Sarah

Benson

Boarder

-

45

1836

Lancashire, England

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