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Household of William Akroyd (born 1847, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Warrington, Lancashire,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 Akroyd and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Akroyd, born in 1847 in Stainland, Yorkshire, consisted of 6 members. William was the head of the household, married to Sarah Elizabeth Akroyd, born in 1852 in Gateshead, Durham, England. They had 3 children; Annie (born 1872 in Warrington, Lancashire, England), Elizabeth Dodgson (born 1876 in Warrington, Lancashire, England) and Ernest Gladstone (born 1878 in Warrington, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Lodger, Elizabeth Cook, born in 1814 in Millington, Northumberland, England.


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William Akroyd's household

Male

William

Akroyd

Head
Female

Sarah Elizabeth

Akroyd

Wife
Female

Annie

Akroyd

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth Dodgson

Akroyd

Daughter
Male

Ernest Gladstone

Akroyd

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Cook

Lodger
First name(s) William
Last name Akroyd
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Stainland, Yorkshire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Akroyd

Head

Married

34

1847

Stainland, Yorkshire, England

Sarah Elizabeth

Akroyd

Wife

Married

29

1852

Gateshead, Durham, England

Annie

Akroyd

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Warrington, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth Dodgson

Akroyd

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Warrington, Lancashire, England

Ernest Gladstone

Akroyd

Son

Single

3

1878

Warrington, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Cook

Lodger

Single

67

1814

Millington, Northumberland, England

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