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Household of William Atkinson Ward (born 1832, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Oldham, 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 Atkinson Ward and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Atkinson Ward, born in 1832 in Skipton, Yorkshire, consisted of 6 members. William Atkinson was the head of the household, married to Ruth Ward, born in 1836 in Yorkshire, England. They had 2 children; John (born 1856 in Halifax, Yorkshire, England) and Amanda (born 1865 in Oldham, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William Atkinson's Boarder, Richard (born 1847 in Middleton, Lancashire, England) and William Atkinson's Boarder, John (born 1864 in Russia).


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William Atkinson Ward's household

Male

William Atkinson

Ward

Head
Female

Ruth

Ward

Wife
Male

John

Ward

Son
Female

Amanda

Ward

Daughter
Male

Richard

Bickerton

Boarder
Male

John

Crawshaw

Boarder
First name(s) William Atkinson
Last name Ward
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 49
Birth year 1832
Birth place Skipton, Yorkshire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William Atkinson

Ward

Head

Married

49

1832

Skipton, Yorkshire, England

Ruth

Ward

Wife

Married

45

1836

Yorkshire, England

John

Ward

Son

Single

25

1856

Halifax, Yorkshire, England

Amanda

Ward

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Oldham, Lancashire, England

Richard

Bickerton

Boarder

Single

34

1847

Middleton, Lancashire, England

John

Crawshaw

Boarder

Single

17

1864

Russia

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