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Household of William Appleton (born 1838, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bolton, 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Appleton, born in 1838 in Egerton, Lancashire, consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, single.
During the period, also present in the household were William's Mother, Ann (born 1800 in St Mary Cray, Kent, England), William's Sister, Elizabeth (born 1830 in Bolton, Lancashire, England), William's Sister, Anne (born 1831 in Bolton, Lancashire, England), William's Boarder, Alice (born 1871 in Lancashire, England), William's Servant, Ellen (born 1857 in Suffolk, England) and William's Servant, Sarah (born 1858 in Nottinghamshire, England).


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William Appleton's household

Male

William

Appleton

Head
Female

Ann

Appleton

Mother
Female

Elizabeth

Appleton

Sister
Female

Anne

Appleton

Sister
Female

Alice

Spencer

Boarder
Female

Ellen

Skelton

Servant
Female

Sarah

Webster

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Appleton
Relationship Head
Marital status Single
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Egerton, Lancashire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Appleton

Head

Single

43

1838

Egerton, Lancashire, England

Ann

Appleton

Mother

Widow

81

1800

St Mary Cray, Kent, England

Elizabeth

Appleton

Sister

Single

51

1830

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Anne

Appleton

Sister

Single

50

1831

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Alice

Spencer

Boarder

Single

10

1871

Lancashire, England

Ellen

Skelton

Servant

Single

24

1857

Suffolk, England

Sarah

Webster

Servant

Single

23

1858

Nottinghamshire, England

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