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Household of William Anderton (born 1824, 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 1824 in Pemberton, Lancashire, consisted of 9 members. William was the head of the household, married to Emma Anderton, born in 1826 in Pemberton, Lancashire, England. They had 5 children; Elizabeth (born 1861 in Pemberton, Lancashire, England), John (born 1863 in Pemberton, Lancashire, England), Ellen (born 1868 in Pemberton, Lancashire, England), Jane (born 1869 in Pemberton, Lancashire, England) and Margaret (born 1854 in Pemberton, Lancashire, England). They had 1 grandchild; Mary, born 1878 in Pemberton, Lancashire, England.
During the period, also present in the household was William's Mother, Mary Ward, born in 1806 in Pemberton, Lancashire, England.


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William Anderton's household

Male

William

Anderton

Head
Female

Emma

Anderton

Wife
Female

Elizabeth

Anderton

Daughter
Male

John

Anderton

Son
Female

Ellen

Anderton

Daughter
Female

Jane

Anderton

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Weston

Daughter
Female

Mary

Weston

Grand Daughter
Female

Mary

Ward

Mother
First name(s) William
Last name Anderton
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 57
Birth year 1824
Birth place Pemberton, 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

57

1824

Pemberton, Lancashire, England

Emma

Anderton

Wife

Married

55

1826

Pemberton, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Anderton

Daughter

Single

20

1861

Pemberton, Lancashire, England

John

Anderton

Son

Single

18

1863

Pemberton, Lancashire, England

Ellen

Anderton

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Pemberton, Lancashire, England

Jane

Anderton

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Pemberton, Lancashire, England

Margaret

Weston

Daughter

Widow

27

1854

Pemberton, Lancashire, England

Mary

Weston

Grand Daughter

Single

3

1878

Pemberton, Lancashire, England

Mary

Ward

Mother

Widow

75

1806

Pemberton, Lancashire, England

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