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Household of Samuel Ward (born 1840, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Oldham, 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.

Samuel Ward and 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Samuel Ward, born in 1840 in Oldham, Lancashire, consisted of 11 members. Samuel was the head of the household, married to Eliza Ward, born in 1840 in Todmorden, Yorkshire, England. They had 8 children; Edward (born 1864 in Oldham, Lancashire, England), John Wm (born 1866 in Oldham, Lancashire, England), Sarah E (born 1870 in Oldham, Lancashire, England), Eliza A (born 1872 in Oldham, Lancashire, England), James (born 1874 in Oldham, Lancashire, England), Elisha (born 1876 in Oldham, Lancashire, England), Matilda (born 1878 in Oldham, Lancashire, England) and Hannah (born 1880 in Oldham, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Samuel's Father, Wentworth Ward, born in 1797 in Oldham, Lancashire, England.


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Samuel Ward's household

Male

Samuel

Ward

Head
Female

Eliza

Ward

Wife
Male

Edward

Ward

Son
Male

John Wm

Ward

Son
Female

Sarah E

Ward

Daughter
Female

Eliza A

Ward

Daughter
Male

James

Ward

Son
Male

Elisha

Ward

Son
Female

Matilda

Ward

Daughter
Male

Wentworth

Ward

Father
Female

Hannah

Ward

Daughter
First name(s) Samuel
Last name Ward
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Oldham, Lancashire, England

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Samuel

Ward

Head

Married

41

1840

Oldham, Lancashire, England

Eliza

Ward

Wife

Married

41

1840

Todmorden, Yorkshire, England

Edward

Ward

Son

Single

17

1864

Oldham, Lancashire, England

John Wm

Ward

Son

Single

15

1866

Oldham, Lancashire, England

Sarah E

Ward

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Oldham, Lancashire, England

Eliza A

Ward

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Oldham, Lancashire, England

James

Ward

Son

Single

7

1874

Oldham, Lancashire, England

Elisha

Ward

Son

Single

5

1876

Oldham, Lancashire, England

Matilda

Ward

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Oldham, Lancashire, England

Wentworth

Ward

Father

Widower

84

1797

Oldham, Lancashire, England

Hannah

Ward

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Oldham, Lancashire, England

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