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Household of John Williams (born 1823, Shropshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Burnley, 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 Williams and 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Williams, born in 1823 in Shropshire, consisted of 11 members. John was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Williams, born in 1833 in -. They had 9 children; Martha (born 1859 in Staffordshire, England), Mary (born 1862 in Staffordshire, England), Joseph (born 1864 in Staffordshire, England), Eliza J (born 1866 in Staffordshire, England), Sarah A (born 1868 in Staffordshire, England), Harriet (born 1870 in Burnley, Lancashire, England), John (born 1872 in Burnley, Lancashire, England), Louisa (born 1877 in Burnley, Lancashire, England) and Emily (born 1879 in Burnley, Lancashire, England).


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John Williams's household

Male

John

Williams

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Williams

Wife
Female

Martha

Williams

Daughter
Female

Mary

Williams

Daughter
Male

Joseph

Williams

Son
Female

Eliza J

Williams

Daughter
Female

Sarah A

Williams

Daughter
Female

Harriet

Williams

Daughter
Male

John

Williams

Son
Female

Louisa

Williams

Daughter
Female

Emily

Williams

Daughter
First name(s) John
Last name Williams
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 58
Birth year 1823
Birth place Shropshire, England

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Williams

Head

Married

58

1823

Shropshire, England

Elizabeth

Williams

Wife

Married

48

1833

-

Martha

Williams

Daughter

Single

22

1859

Staffordshire, England

Mary

Williams

Daughter

Single

19

1862

Staffordshire, England

Joseph

Williams

Son

Single

17

1864

Staffordshire, England

Eliza J

Williams

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Staffordshire, England

Sarah A

Williams

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Staffordshire, England

Harriet

Williams

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Burnley, Lancashire, England

John

Williams

Son

Single

9

1872

Burnley, Lancashire, England

Louisa

Williams

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Burnley, Lancashire, England

Emily

Williams

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Burnley, Lancashire, England

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