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Household of John Williams (born 1844, Shropshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wakefield, 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 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Williams, born in 1844 in Shropshire, consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary Williams, born in 1843 in Darlaston, Staffordshire, England. They had 7 children; Thomas (born 1864 in Darlaston, Staffordshire, England), Mary (born 1865 in Staffordshire, England), John Abel (born 1868 in Barnsley, Yorkshire, England), Margaret A (born 1870 in Barnsley, Yorkshire, England), Emma (born 1874 in Wakefield, Yorkshire, England), Albert (born 1876 in Wakefield, Yorkshire, England) and Earnest (born 1880 in Sandal, Yorkshire, England).


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John Williams's household

Male

John

Williams

Head
Female

Mary

Williams

Wife
Male

Thomas

Williams

Son
Female

Mary

Williams

Daughter
Male

John Abel

Williams

Son
Female

Margaret A

Williams

Daughter
Female

Emma

Williams

Daughter
Male

Albert

Williams

Son
Male

Earnest

Williams

Son
First name(s) John
Last name Williams
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place Shropshire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Williams

Head

Married

37

1844

Shropshire, England

Mary

Williams

Wife

Married

38

1843

Darlaston, Staffordshire, England

Thomas

Williams

Son

Single

17

1864

Darlaston, Staffordshire, England

Mary

Williams

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Staffordshire, England

John Abel

Williams

Son

Single

13

1868

Barnsley, Yorkshire, England

Margaret A

Williams

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Barnsley, Yorkshire, England

Emma

Williams

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Wakefield, Yorkshire, England

Albert

Williams

Son

Single

5

1876

Wakefield, Yorkshire, England

Earnest

Williams

Son

Single

1

1880

Sandal, Yorkshire, England

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