Skip to content
  • Start free trial
An original census record

Start a free trial to view

Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time

Household of William Backhouse (born 1826, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Sheffield, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), England

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

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 4 other people are on this record

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

In the 1881 Census, the household of William Backhouse, born in 1826 in York, Yorkshire, consisted of 5 members. William was the head of the household, married to Marutha Backhouse, born in 1823 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England. They had 2 children; William (born 1856 in -) and Charles (born 1858 in -).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Dght, Mary Backhouse, born in 1854 in Garforth, Yorkshire, England.


Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time

William Backhouse's household

Male

William

Backhouse

Head
Female

Marutha

Backhouse

Wife
Female

Mary

Backhouse

Dght
Male

William

Backhouse

Son
Male

Charles

Backhouse

Son
First name(s) William
Last name Backhouse
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 55
Birth year 1826
Birth place York, Yorkshire, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Backhouse

Head

Married

55

1826

York, Yorkshire, England

Marutha

Backhouse

Wife

Married

58

1823

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Mary

Backhouse

Dght

Single

27

1854

Garforth, Yorkshire, England

William

Backhouse

Son

Single

25

1856

-

Charles

Backhouse

Son

Single

23

1858

-

Explore Findmypast's newspaper collections

Explore the 1881 Census and millions of historical records for free with Findmypast. Find out more about the household of William Backhouse in Sheffield in 1881, and follow the Backhouse family through time in other national records, newspapers and more.

We've found family trees for William Backhouse

We’ve found William Backhouse in 61 family trees. Find out more about William Backhouse's household and view the Backhouse family in family trees created by Findmypast members.

Not who you're looking for?

Other households on nearby pages of the 1881 Census