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Household of John Williams (born 1821, Somerset)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Leeds, 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 Williams and 14 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Williams, born in 1821 in Bruton, Somerset, consisted of 15 members. John was the head of the household, married to Susan Williams, born in 1824 in Somerset, England. They had 6 children; Fanny (born 1849 in Taunton, Somerset, England), Maria (born 1851 in Taunton, Somerset, England), Frank (born 1857 in Exeter, Devon, England), Fred (born 1859 in Exeter, Devon, England), Charles (born 1864 in Exeter, Devon, England) and Maggie (born 1868 in Exeter, Devon, England). They had 3 grandchildren; Willie (born 1876 in London, Middlesex, England), Sissie (born 1877 in London, Middlesex, England) and Elizabeth (born 1880 in London, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Nephew, Frank (born 1857 in Bath, Somerset, England), John's Boarder, Lucy (born 1856 in Rugby, Warwickshire, England), John's Boarder, H H W (born 1853 in Ireland) and John's Visitor, Jannet (born 1851 in Cornwall, England).


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John Williams's household

Male

John

Williams

Head
Female

Susan

Williams

Wife
Female

Fanny

Williams

Daughter
Female

Maria

Jones

Daughter
Male

Frank

Williams

Son
Male

Fred

Williams

Son
Male

Charles

Williams

Son
Female

Maggie

Williams

Daughter
Male

Frank

Williams

Nephew
Male

Willie

Jones

Grand Son
Female

Sissie

Jones

Grand Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Jones

Grand Daughter
Female

Lucy

Sutton

Boarder
Male

H H W

Grady

Boarder
Female

Jannet

Waters

Visitor
First name(s) John
Last name Williams
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 60
Birth year 1821
Birth place Bruton, Somerset, England

Household members (15 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Williams

Head

Married

60

1821

Bruton, Somerset, England

Susan

Williams

Wife

Married

57

1824

Somerset, England

Fanny

Williams

Daughter

Single

32

1849

Taunton, Somerset, England

Maria

Jones

Daughter

Married

30

1851

Taunton, Somerset, England

Frank

Williams

Son

Single

24

1857

Exeter, Devon, England

Fred

Williams

Son

Single

22

1859

Exeter, Devon, England

Charles

Williams

Son

Single

17

1864

Exeter, Devon, England

Maggie

Williams

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Exeter, Devon, England

Frank

Williams

Nephew

Single

24

1857

Bath, Somerset, England

Willie

Jones

Grand Son

Single

5

1876

London, Middlesex, England

Sissie

Jones

Grand Daughter

Single

4

1877

London, Middlesex, England

Elizabeth

Jones

Grand Daughter

Single

1

1880

London, Middlesex, England

Lucy

Sutton

Boarder

Single

25

1856

Rugby, Warwickshire, England

H H W

Grady

Boarder

Single

28

1853

Ireland

Jannet

Waters

Visitor

Single

30

1851

Cornwall, England

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