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Household of Joseph Williams (born 1847, Cheshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Chorlton, 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.

Joseph Williams and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Williams, born in 1847 in Chester, Cheshire, consisted of 8 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Margaret E Williams, born in 1854 in Manchester, Lancashire, England. They had 5 children; Joseph (born 1871 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), Mary E (born 1872 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), Florence (born 1876 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), John (born 1880 in Manchester, Lancashire, England) and Albert (born 1881 in Manchester, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Joseph's Visitor, Elizabeth Evans, born in 1809 in Oswestry, Shropshire, England.


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Joseph Williams's household

Male

Joseph

Williams

Head
Female

Margaret E

Williams

Wife
Male

Joseph

Williams

Son
Female

Mary E

Williams

Daughter
Female

Florence

Williams

Daughter
Male

John

Williams

Son
Male

Albert

Williams

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Evans

Visitor
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Williams
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Chester, Cheshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Williams

Head

Married

34

1847

Chester, Cheshire, England

Margaret E

Williams

Wife

Married

27

1854

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Joseph

Williams

Son

Single

10

1871

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Mary E

Williams

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Florence

Williams

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Manchester, Lancashire, England

John

Williams

Son

Single

1

1880

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Albert

Williams

Son

Single

0

1881

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Evans

Visitor

Widow

72

1809

Oswestry, Shropshire, England

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