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Household of William Alderson (born 1837, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in West Derby, Lancashire, 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 Alderson and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Alderson, born in 1837 in Liverpool, Lancashire, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Mary A Alderson, born in 1834 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England. They had 5 children; William (born 1862 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England), Robert (born 1864 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England), Mary J (born 1869 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England), Frederic C (born 1871 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England) and James P (born 1873 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Niece, Amy Humphreys, born in 1876 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England.


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William Alderson's household

Male

William

Alderson

Head
Female

Mary A

Alderson

Wife
Male

William

Alderson

Son
Male

Robert

Alderson

Son
Female

Mary J

Alderson

Daughter
Male

Frederic C

Alderson

Son
Male

James P

Alderson

Son
Female

Amy

Humphreys

Niece
First name(s) William
Last name Alderson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 44
Birth year 1837
Birth place Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Alderson

Head

Married

44

1837

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Mary A

Alderson

Wife

Married

47

1834

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

William

Alderson

Son

Single

19

1862

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Robert

Alderson

Son

Single

17

1864

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Mary J

Alderson

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Frederic C

Alderson

Son

Single

10

1871

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

James P

Alderson

Son

Single

8

1873

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Amy

Humphreys

Niece

Single

5

1876

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

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