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Household of William Baker (born 1856, Somerset)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wellington, Somerset, 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 Baker and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Baker, born in 1856 in Wellington, Somerset, consisted of 9 members. William was the head of the household, married to Caroline Baker, born in 1857 in Wellington, Somerset, England. They had 6 children; Charles (born 1877 in Wellington, Somerset, England), William (born 1880 in Wellington, Somerset, England), William (born 1868 in Wellington, Somerset, England), Emma (born 1871 in Wellington, Somerset, England), George (born 1873 in Wellington, Somerset, England) and Thomas (born 1861 in Wellington, Somerset, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Mother, Elizabeth Shopland, born in 1831 in Wellington, Somerset, England.


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William Baker's household

Male

William

Baker

Head
Female

Caroline

Baker

Wife
Male

Charles

Baker

Son
Male

William

Baker

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Shopland

Mother
Male

William

Shopland

Son
Female

Emma

Shopland

Daughter
Male

George

Shopland

Son
Male

Thomas

Powell

Son
First name(s) William
Last name Baker
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 25
Birth year 1856
Birth place Wellington, Somerset, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Baker

Head

Married

25

1856

Wellington, Somerset, England

Caroline

Baker

Wife

Married

24

1857

Wellington, Somerset, England

Charles

Baker

Son

Single

4

1877

Wellington, Somerset, England

William

Baker

Son

Single

1

1880

Wellington, Somerset, England

Elizabeth

Shopland

Mother

Married

50

1831

Wellington, Somerset, England

William

Shopland

Son

Single

13

1868

Wellington, Somerset, England

Emma

Shopland

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Wellington, Somerset, England

George

Shopland

Son

Single

8

1873

Wellington, Somerset, England

Thomas

Powell

Son

Single

20

1861

Wellington, Somerset, England

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