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Household of William Alker (born 1825, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wigan, 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 Alker and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Alker, born in 1825 in Billinge, Lancashire, consisted of 9 members. William was the head of the household, married to Mary Alker, born in 1828 in Orrell, Lancashire, England. They had 7 children; Ellen (born 1848 in Orrell, Lancashire, England), John (born 1850 in Orrell, Lancashire, England), Mary (born 1858 in Upholland, Lancashire, England), Amanda (born 1860 in Upholland, Lancashire, England), James (born 1862 in Upholland, Lancashire, England), Ann (born 1864 in Upholland, Lancashire, England) and Emma (born 1866 in Upholland, Lancashire, England).


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William Alker's household

Male

William

Alker

Head
Female

Mary

Alker

Wife
Female

Ellen

Alker

Daughter
Male

John

Alker

Son
Female

Mary

Alker

Daughter
Female

Amanda

Alker

Daughter
Male

James

Alker

Son
Female

Ann

Alker

Daughter
Female

Emma

Alker

Daughter
First name(s) William
Last name Alker
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 56
Birth year 1825
Birth place Billinge, Lancashire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Alker

Head

Married

56

1825

Billinge, Lancashire, England

Mary

Alker

Wife

Married

53

1828

Orrell, Lancashire, England

Ellen

Alker

Daughter

Single

33

1848

Orrell, Lancashire, England

John

Alker

Son

Single

31

1850

Orrell, Lancashire, England

Mary

Alker

Daughter

Single

23

1858

Upholland, Lancashire, England

Amanda

Alker

Daughter

Single

21

1860

Upholland, Lancashire, England

James

Alker

Son

Single

19

1862

Upholland, Lancashire, England

Ann

Alker

Daughter

Single

17

1864

Upholland, Lancashire, England

Emma

Alker

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Upholland, Lancashire, England

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