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Household of Will Fletcher (born 1834, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Barnsley, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), 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.

Will Fletcher and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Will Fletcher, born in 1834 in Thorne, Yorkshire, consisted of 8 members. Will was the head of the household, married to May Fletcher, born in 1836 in Stainforth, Yorkshire, England. They had 5 children; Thomas (born 1858 in Thorne, Yorkshire, England), John (born 1861 in Thorne, Yorkshire, England), Will (born 1864 in Thorne, Yorkshire, England), Jane (born 1867 in Thorne, Yorkshire, England) and Eliza (born 1872 in Thorne, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Will's Niece, Eliza White, born in 1876 in Darfield, Yorkshire, England.


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Will Fletcher's household

Male

Will

Fletcher

Head
Female

May

Fletcher

Wife
Male

Thomas

Fletcher

Son
Male

John

Fletcher

Son
Male

Will

Fletcher

Son
Female

Jane

Fletcher

Daughter
Female

Eliza

Fletcher

Daughter
Female

Eliza

White

Niece
First name(s) Will
Last name Fletcher
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 47
Birth year 1834
Birth place Thorne, Yorkshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Will

Fletcher

Head

Married

47

1834

Thorne, Yorkshire, England

May

Fletcher

Wife

Married

45

1836

Stainforth, Yorkshire, England

Thomas

Fletcher

Son

Single

23

1858

Thorne, Yorkshire, England

John

Fletcher

Son

Single

20

1861

Thorne, Yorkshire, England

Will

Fletcher

Son

Single

17

1864

Thorne, Yorkshire, England

Jane

Fletcher

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Thorne, Yorkshire, England

Eliza

Fletcher

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Thorne, Yorkshire, England

Eliza

White

Niece

Single

5

1876

Darfield, Yorkshire, England

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