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Household of William Adshead (born 1847, Cheshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Macclesfield, Cheshire, 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.

William Adshead and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Adshead, born in 1847 in Siddington, Cheshire, consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, widower. He had 4 children; Olive (born 1868 in Siddington, Cheshire, England), Abraham (born 1869 in Siddington, Cheshire, England), Noah (born 1872 in Siddington, Cheshire, England) and Emily (born 1872 in Siddington, Cheshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Servant, Hannah (born 1859 in Siddington, Cheshire, England) and William's Servant, John (born 1865 in Holmes Chapel, Cheshire, England).


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William Adshead's household

Male

William

Adshead

Head
Female

Olive

Adshead

Daughter
Male

Abraham

Adshead

Son
Male

Noah

Adshead

Son
Female

Emily

Adshead

Daughter
Female

Hannah

Wood

Servant
Male

John

Ash

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Adshead
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Siddington, Cheshire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Adshead

Head

Widower

34

1847

Siddington, Cheshire, England

Olive

Adshead

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Siddington, Cheshire, England

Abraham

Adshead

Son

Single

12

1869

Siddington, Cheshire, England

Noah

Adshead

Son

Single

9

1872

Siddington, Cheshire, England

Emily

Adshead

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Siddington, Cheshire, England

Hannah

Wood

Servant

Single

22

1859

Siddington, Cheshire, England

John

Ash

Servant

Single

16

1865

Holmes Chapel, Cheshire, England

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