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Household of William Backhouse (born 1828, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Leeds, 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 Backhouse and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Backhouse, born in 1828 in Leeds, Yorkshire, consisted of 6 members. William was the head of the household, married to Susanna Backhouse, born in 1829 in Hunslet, Yorkshire, England. They had 3 children; Frederick (born 1857 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England), Amy (born 1868 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England) and Herbert (born 1873 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Shopman, Henry Dickinson, born in 1851 in Lancaster, Lancashire, England.


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William Backhouse's household

Male

William

Backhouse

Head
Female

Susanna

Backhouse

Wife
Male

Frederick

Backhouse

Son
Female

Amy

Backhouse

Daughter
Male

Herbert

Backhouse

Son
Male

Henry

Dickinson

Shopman
First name(s) William
Last name Backhouse
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 53
Birth year 1828
Birth place Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Backhouse

Head

Married

53

1828

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Susanna

Backhouse

Wife

Married

52

1829

Hunslet, Yorkshire, England

Frederick

Backhouse

Son

Single

24

1857

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Amy

Backhouse

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Herbert

Backhouse

Son

Single

8

1873

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Henry

Dickinson

Shopman

Single

30

1851

Lancaster, Lancashire, England

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