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Household of William Alderson (born 1842, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Ashton under Lyne, 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 2 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Alderson, born in 1842 in Lanark, Lanarkshire, consisted of 3 members. William was the head of the household, married to Sarah Alderson, born in 1852 in Rowsley, Derbyshire, England.
During the period, also present in the household was William's Sister In Law, Margaret H Dance, born in 1854 in Rowsley, Derbyshire, England.


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William Alderson's household

Male

William

Alderson

Head
Female

Sarah

Alderson

Wife
Female

Margaret H

Dance

Sister In Law
First name(s) William
Last name Alderson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (3 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Alderson

Head

Married

39

1842

Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Sarah

Alderson

Wife

Married

29

1852

Rowsley, Derbyshire, England

Margaret H

Dance

Sister In Law

Widow

27

1854

Rowsley, Derbyshire, England

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