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Household of William Baker (born 1845, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Sheffield, 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 Baker and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Baker, born in 1845 in Handsworth, Yorkshire, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Mary Baker, born in 1847 in Handsworth, Yorkshire, England. They had 5 children; Tom (born 1869 in Handsworth, Yorkshire, England), Willie (born 1871 in Handsworth, Yorkshire, England), Fred (born 1873 in Handsworth, Yorkshire, England), Frank (born 1875 in Handsworth, Yorkshire, England) and Polly (born 1878 in Handsworth, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Adopted, James Johnson, born in 1872 in Attercliffe, Yorkshire, England.


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William Baker's household

Male

William

Baker

Head
Female

Mary

Baker

Wife
Male

Tom

Baker

Son
Male

Willie

Baker

Son
Male

Fred

Baker

Son
Male

Frank

Baker

Son
Female

Polly

Baker

Daughter
Male

James

Johnson

Adopted
First name(s) William
Last name Baker
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 36
Birth year 1845
Birth place Handsworth, Yorkshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Baker

Head

Married

36

1845

Handsworth, Yorkshire, England

Mary

Baker

Wife

Married

34

1847

Handsworth, Yorkshire, England

Tom

Baker

Son

Single

12

1869

Handsworth, Yorkshire, England

Willie

Baker

Son

Single

10

1871

Handsworth, Yorkshire, England

Fred

Baker

Son

Single

8

1873

Handsworth, Yorkshire, England

Frank

Baker

Son

Single

6

1875

Handsworth, Yorkshire, England

Polly

Baker

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Handsworth, Yorkshire, England

James

Johnson

Adopted

Single

9

1872

Attercliffe, Yorkshire, England

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