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Household of William B Stocks (born 1819, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Dewsbury, 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 B Stocks and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William B Stocks, born in 1819 in Huddersfield, Yorkshire, consisted of 7 members. William B was the head of the household, married to Mary Stocks, born in 1825 in Orkney, Scotland. They had 1 child; John, born 1865 in Norway. They had 2 grandchildren; Florence (born 1871 in Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England) and George (born 1873 in Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William B's Nephew, Thomas (born 1863 in Orkney, Scotland) and William B's Widow, Elizabeth (born 1845 in Halifax, Yorkshire, England).


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William B Stocks's household

Male

William B

Stocks

Head
Female

Mary

Stocks

Wife
Male

John

Stocks

Son
Male

Thomas

Commings

Nephew
Female

Elizabeth

Shires

Widow
Female

Florence

Shires

Grand Daughter
Male

George

Shires

Grand Son
First name(s) William B
Last name Stocks
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 62
Birth year 1819
Birth place Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William B

Stocks

Head

Married

62

1819

Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England

Mary

Stocks

Wife

Married

56

1825

Orkney, Scotland

John

Stocks

Son

Single

16

1865

Norway

Thomas

Commings

Nephew

Single

18

1863

Orkney, Scotland

Elizabeth

Shires

Widow

Widow

36

1845

Halifax, Yorkshire, England

Florence

Shires

Grand Daughter

Single

10

1871

Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England

George

Shires

Grand Son

Single

8

1873

Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England

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