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Household of Thomas Willday (born 1857, Staffordshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Walsall, Staffordshire, 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.

Thomas Willday and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Willday, born in 1857 in Drayton, Staffordshire, consisted of 6 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Mary Willday, born in 1859 in Walsall, Staffordshire, England. They had 3 children; Jonah (born 1877 in Walsall, Staffordshire, England), William (born 1879 in Walsall, Staffordshire, England) and Charles (born 1881 in Walsall, Staffordshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Thomas's Boarder Head, Sophia Lee, born in 1861 in Walsall, Staffordshire, England.


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Thomas Willday's household

Male

Thomas

Willday

Head
Female

Mary

Willday

Wife
Male

Jonah

Willdig

Son
Male

William

Willday

Son
Female

Sophia

Lee

Boarder Head
Male

Charles

Lee

Son
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Willday
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 24
Birth year 1857
Birth place Drayton, Staffordshire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Willday

Head

Married

24

1857

Drayton, Staffordshire, England

Mary

Willday

Wife

Married

22

1859

Walsall, Staffordshire, England

Jonah

Willdig

Son

Married

4

1877

Walsall, Staffordshire, England

William

Willday

Son

Single

2

1879

Walsall, Staffordshire, England

Sophia

Lee

Boarder Head

Married

20

1861

Walsall, Staffordshire, England

Charles

Lee

Son

Single

0

1881

Walsall, Staffordshire, England

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