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Household of William Anderton (born 1842, 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 Anderton and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Anderton, born in 1842 in Lancashire, consisted of 9 members. William was the head of the household, married to Mary Ann Anderton, born in 1846 in Lancashire, England. They had 7 children; Alice (born 1866 in Haydock, Lancashire, England), Anthony (born 1868 in Haydock, Lancashire, England), Sarah (born 1870 in Haydock, Lancashire, England), Ann (born 1874 in Ince, Lancashire, England), Thomas (born 1876 in Lancashire, England), Ellen (born 1878 in Lancashire, England) and Margaret (born 1880 in Ince, Lancashire, England).


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William Anderton's household

Male

William

Anderton

Head
Female

Mary Ann

Anderton

Wife
Female

Alice

Anderton

Daughter
Male

Anthony

Anderton

Son
Female

Sarah

Anderton

Daughter
Female

Ann

Anderton

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Anderton

Son
Female

Ellen

Anderton

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Anderton

Daughter
First name(s) William
Last name Anderton
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Lancashire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Anderton

Head

Married

39

1842

Lancashire, England

Mary Ann

Anderton

Wife

Married

35

1846

Lancashire, England

Alice

Anderton

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Haydock, Lancashire, England

Anthony

Anderton

Son

Single

13

1868

Haydock, Lancashire, England

Sarah

Anderton

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Haydock, Lancashire, England

Ann

Anderton

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Ince, Lancashire, England

Thomas

Anderton

Son

Single

5

1876

Lancashire, England

Ellen

Anderton

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Lancashire, England

Margaret

Anderton

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Ince, Lancashire, England

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