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Household of Miriam Williams (born 1823, Denbighshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in West Derby, 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.

Miriam Williams and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Miriam Williams, born in 1823 in Denbighshire, consisted of 7 members. Miriam was the head of the household, widow. She had 3 children; Shem (born 1851 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England), Annie (born 1857 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England) and Elizabeth (born 1853 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England). She had 2 grandchildren; John F (born 1880 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England) and Miriam A (born 1870 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Miriam's Son In Law, William Thornton, born in 1854 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England.


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Miriam Williams's household

Female

Miriam

Williams

Head
Male

Shem

Williams

Son
Female

Annie

Williams

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Thornton

Daughter
Male

William

Thornton

Son In Law
Male

John F

Thornton

Grand Son
Female

Miriam A

Thornton

Grand Daughter
First name(s) Miriam
Last name Williams
Relationship Head
Marital status Widow
Age 58
Birth year 1823
Birth place Denbighshire, Wales

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Miriam

Williams

Head

Widow

58

1823

Denbighshire, Wales

Shem

Williams

Son

Single

30

1851

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Annie

Williams

Daughter

Single

24

1857

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Thornton

Daughter

Married

28

1853

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

William

Thornton

Son In Law

Married

27

1854

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

John F

Thornton

Grand Son

Single

1

1880

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Miriam A

Thornton

Grand Daughter

Single

11

1870

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

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