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Household of William Bancroft (born 1821, Yorkshire)

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

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Bancroft, born in 1821 in Wakefield, Yorkshire, consisted of 6 members. William was the head of the household, married to Ann Bancroft, born in 1843 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England. They had 3 children; Selina (born 1867 in Wakefield, Yorkshire, England), Kate (born 1870 in Wakefield, Yorkshire, England) and William H (born 1871 in Wakefield, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Lodger, Hannah W Webster, born in 1859 in Wakefield, Yorkshire, England.


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William Bancroft's household

Male

William

Bancroft

Head
Female

Ann

Bancroft

Wife
Female

Selina

Bancroft

Daughter
Female

Kate

Bancroft

Daughter
Male

William H

Bancroft

Son
Female

Hannah W

Webster

Lodger
First name(s) William
Last name Bancroft
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 60
Birth year 1821
Birth place Wakefield, Yorkshire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Bancroft

Head

Married

60

1821

Wakefield, Yorkshire, England

Ann

Bancroft

Wife

Married

38

1843

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Selina

Bancroft

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Wakefield, Yorkshire, England

Kate

Bancroft

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Wakefield, Yorkshire, England

William H

Bancroft

Son

Single

10

1871

Wakefield, Yorkshire, England

Hannah W

Webster

Lodger

Single

22

1859

Wakefield, Yorkshire, England

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