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Household of William Barnes (born 1847, Hampshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Portsea Island, Hampshire, 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 Barnes and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Barnes, born in 1847 in Landport, Hampshire, consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, married to Fanny Barnes, born in 1848 in Landport, Hampshire, England. They had 2 children; Thomas (born 1877 in Landport, Hampshire, England) and Leonard (born 1879 in Landport, Hampshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Mother In Law, Sophia (born 1816 in Portchester, Hampshire, England), William's Boarder, Douglas (born 1863 in London, Middlesex, England) and William's Boarder, Walter (born 1861 in Brighton, Sussex, England).


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William Barnes's household

Male

William

Barnes

Head
Female

Fanny

Barnes

Wife
Male

Thomas

Barnes

Son
Male

Leonard

Barnes

Son
Female

Sophia

Bailey

Mother In Law
Male

Douglas

Willis

Boarder
Male

Walter

Patching

Boarder
First name(s) William
Last name Barnes
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Landport, Hampshire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Barnes

Head

Married

34

1847

Landport, Hampshire, England

Fanny

Barnes

Wife

Married

33

1848

Landport, Hampshire, England

Thomas

Barnes

Son

Single

4

1877

Landport, Hampshire, England

Leonard

Barnes

Son

Single

2

1879

Landport, Hampshire, England

Sophia

Bailey

Mother In Law

Widow

65

1816

Portchester, Hampshire, England

Douglas

Willis

Boarder

Single

18

1863

London, Middlesex, England

Walter

Patching

Boarder

Single

20

1861

Brighton, Sussex, England

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