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Household of William Basford (born 1843, Cheshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Nantwich, Cheshire, 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 Basford and 12 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Basford, born in 1843 in Wistaston, Cheshire, consisted of 13 members. William was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Basford, born in 1844 in Crewe, Cheshire, England. They had 6 children; Mary E (born 1870 in Holbeck, Cheshire, England), Sarah A (born 1872 in Stapeley, Cheshire, England), Samuel (born 1875 in Weston, Staffordshire, England), Joseph (born 1878 in Weston, Staffordshire, England), Elizabeth (born 1880 in Weston, Cheshire, England) and William (born 1881 in Weston, Cheshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Niece, Ann (born 1857 in Stapeley, Cheshire, England), William's Servant, Elizabeth (born 1858 in Cotton, Cheshire, England), William's Servant, Mary J (born 1867 in Weston, Cheshire, England), William's Servant, William (born 1862 in Coppenhall, Cheshire, England) and William's Servant, William (born 1867 in Shavington, Cheshire, England).


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William Basford's household

Male

William

Basford

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Basford

Wife
Female

Mary E

Basford

Daughter
Female

Sarah A

Basford

Daughter
Male

Samuel

Basford

Son
Male

Joseph

Basford

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Basford

Daughter
Male

William

Basford

Son
Female

Ann

Oulton

Niece
Female

Elizabeth

Brown

Servant
Female

Mary J

Mason

Servant
Male

William

Palin

Servant
Male

William

Davies

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Basford
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 38
Birth year 1843
Birth place Wistaston, Cheshire, England

Household members (13 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Basford

Head

Married

38

1843

Wistaston, Cheshire, England

Elizabeth

Basford

Wife

Married

37

1844

Crewe, Cheshire, England

Mary E

Basford

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Holbeck, Cheshire, England

Sarah A

Basford

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Stapeley, Cheshire, England

Samuel

Basford

Son

Single

6

1875

Weston, Staffordshire, England

Joseph

Basford

Son

Single

3

1878

Weston, Staffordshire, England

Elizabeth

Basford

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Weston, Cheshire, England

William

Basford

Son

Single

0

1881

Weston, Cheshire, England

Ann

Oulton

Niece

Single

24

1857

Stapeley, Cheshire, England

Elizabeth

Brown

Servant

Single

23

1858

Cotton, Cheshire, England

Mary J

Mason

Servant

Single

14

1867

Weston, Cheshire, England

William

Palin

Servant

Single

19

1862

Coppenhall, Cheshire, England

William

Davies

Servant

Single

14

1867

Shavington, Cheshire, England

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