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Household of William Akroyd (born 1848, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Halifax, 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.

William Akroyd and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Akroyd, born in 1848 in Halifax, Yorkshire, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Ann Akroyd, born in 1853 in Lancashire, England. They had 4 children; John T (born 1876 in Halifax, Yorkshire, England), Emma (born 1878 in Halifax, Yorkshire, England), William (born 1880 in Halifax, Yorkshire, England) and Joseph (born 1881 in Halifax, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Other, Mary E (born 1872 in Halifax, Yorkshire, England) and William's Other, Janet (born 1874 in Halifax, Yorkshire, England).


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William Akroyd's household

Male

William

Akroyd

Head
Female

Ann

Akroyd

Wife
Female

Mary E

Akroyd

Other
Female

Janet

Akroyd

Other
Male

John T

Akroyd

Son
Female

Emma

Akroyd

Daughter
Male

William

Akroyd

Son
Male

Joseph

Akroyd

Son
First name(s) William
Last name Akroyd
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 33
Birth year 1848
Birth place Halifax, Yorkshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Akroyd

Head

Married

33

1848

Halifax, Yorkshire, England

Ann

Akroyd

Wife

Married

28

1853

Lancashire, England

Mary E

Akroyd

Other

Single

9

1872

Halifax, Yorkshire, England

Janet

Akroyd

Other

Single

7

1874

Halifax, Yorkshire, England

John T

Akroyd

Son

Single

5

1876

Halifax, Yorkshire, England

Emma

Akroyd

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Halifax, Yorkshire, England

William

Akroyd

Son

Single

1

1880

Halifax, Yorkshire, England

Joseph

Akroyd

Son

Single

0

1881

Halifax, Yorkshire, England

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