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Household of Richard Ward (born 1844, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bury, 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.

Richard Ward and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Richard Ward, born in 1844 in Walmersley, Lancashire, consisted of 8 members. Richard was the head of the household, married to Susannah Ward, born in 1844 in Walmersley, Lancashire, England. They had 5 children; Mary Ellen (born 1868 in Bury, Lancashire, England), Eliza Ann (born 1870 in Bury, Lancashire, England), Richard (born 1874 in Bury, Lancashire, England), Abraham (born 1877 in Bury, Lancashire, England) and William Kay (born 1880 in Bury, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Richard's Visitor, John Hy Powell, born in 1846 in Manchester, Lancashire, England.


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Richard Ward's household

Male

Richard

Ward

Head
Female

Susannah

Ward

Wife
Female

Mary Ellen

Ward

Daughter
Female

Eliza Ann

Ward

Daughter
Male

Richard

Ward

Son
Male

Abraham

Ward

Son
Male

William Kay

Ward

Son
Male

John Hy

Powell

Visitor
First name(s) Richard
Last name Ward
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place Walmersley, Lancashire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Richard

Ward

Head

Married

37

1844

Walmersley, Lancashire, England

Susannah

Ward

Wife

Married

37

1844

Walmersley, Lancashire, England

Mary Ellen

Ward

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Bury, Lancashire, England

Eliza Ann

Ward

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Bury, Lancashire, England

Richard

Ward

Son

Single

7

1874

Bury, Lancashire, England

Abraham

Ward

Son

Single

4

1877

Bury, Lancashire, England

William Kay

Ward

Son

Single

1

1880

Bury, Lancashire, England

John Hy

Powell

Visitor

Widower

35

1846

Manchester, Lancashire, England

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