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Household of William Anson (born 1841, Derbyshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Sheffield, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), 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 Anson and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Anson, born in 1841 in Derbyshire, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Lydia Anson, born in 1844 in Eckington, Derbyshire, England. They had 4 children; Isabella (born 1862 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England), Willis (born 1865 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England), Adelaide (born 1878 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England) and Thomas William (born 1881 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Visitor, Lucy (born 1878 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England) and William's Visitor, Annie (born 1848 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England).


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William Anson's household

Male

William

Anson

Head
Female

Lydia

Anson

Wife
Female

Isabella

Anson

Daughter
Male

Willis

Anson

Son
Female

Adelaide

Anson

Daughter
Male

Thomas William

Anson

Son
Female

Lucy

Reeves

Visitor
Female

Annie

Reeves

Visitor
First name(s) William
Last name Anson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Derbyshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Anson

Head

Married

40

1841

Derbyshire, England

Lydia

Anson

Wife

Married

37

1844

Eckington, Derbyshire, England

Isabella

Anson

Daughter

Single

19

1862

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Willis

Anson

Son

Single

16

1865

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Adelaide

Anson

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Thomas William

Anson

Son

Single

0

1881

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Lucy

Reeves

Visitor

Single

3

1878

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Annie

Reeves

Visitor

Widow

33

1848

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

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