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Household of William Appleton (born 1819, Lancashire)

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

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Appleton, born in 1819 in Cronton, Lancashire, consisted of 9 members. William was the head of the household, widower. He had 2 children; William (born 1855 in Ditton, Lancashire, England) and Jane (born 1849 in Earlestown, Lancashire, England). He had 3 grandchildren; James W (born 1874 in Bolton, Lancashire, England), Peter E (born 1877 in Lancashire, England) and Elizabeth (born 1881 in Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Son In Law, Joseph (born 1838 in Over Hulton, Lancashire, England), William's Boarder, Abraham (born 1833 in Preston, Lancashire, England) and William's Boarder, William (born 1823 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England).


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William Appleton's household

Male

William

Appleton

Head
Male

William

Appleton

Son
Female

Jane

Crompton

Daughter
Male

Joseph

Crompton

Son In Law
Male

James W

Crompton

Grand Son
Male

Peter E

Crompton

Grand Son
Female

Elizabeth

Crompton

Grand Daughter
Male

Abraham

Carr

Boarder
Male

William

Davies

Boarder
First name(s) William
Last name Appleton
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 62
Birth year 1819
Birth place Cronton, Lancashire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Appleton

Head

Widower

62

1819

Cronton, Lancashire, England

William

Appleton

Son

Widower

26

1855

Ditton, Lancashire, England

Jane

Crompton

Daughter

Married

32

1849

Earlestown, Lancashire, England

Joseph

Crompton

Son In Law

Married

43

1838

Over Hulton, Lancashire, England

James W

Crompton

Grand Son

Single

7

1874

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Peter E

Crompton

Grand Son

Single

4

1877

Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Crompton

Grand Daughter

Single

0

1881

Lancashire, England

Abraham

Carr

Boarder

Married

48

1833

Preston, Lancashire, England

William

Davies

Boarder

Married

58

1823

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

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