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Household of William Battersby (born 1838, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Leigh, Lancashire, 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 Battersby and 11 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Battersby, born in 1838 in Westleigh, Lancashire, consisted of 12 members. William was the head of the household, married to Ann Battersby, born in 1844 in Ireland. They had 9 children; Lewis (born 1861 in Culcheth, Lancashire, England), Peter (born 1863 in Culcheth, Lancashire, England), Winifred (born 1865 in Culcheth, Lancashire, England), Alice (born 1867 in Culcheth, Lancashire, England), Joseph (born 1873 in Culcheth, Lancashire, England), Mary (born 1875 in Culcheth, Lancashire, England), William (born 1877 in Culcheth, Lancashire, England), John (born 1879 in Culcheth, Lancashire, England) and Catherine Ann (born 1881 in Culcheth, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Mother, Ann Battersby, born in 1817 in Culcheth, Lancashire, England.


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William Battersby's household

Male

William

Battersby

Head
Female

Ann

Battersby

Wife
Male

Lewis

Battersby

Son
Male

Peter

Battersby

Son
Female

Winifred

Battersby

Daughter
Female

Alice

Battersby

Daughter
Male

Joseph

Battersby

Son
Female

Mary

Battersby

Daughter
Male

William

Battersby

Son
Male

John

Battersby

Son
Female

Catherine Ann

Battersby

Daughter
Female

Ann

Battersby

Mother
First name(s) William
Last name Battersby
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Westleigh, Lancashire, England

Household members (12 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Battersby

Head

Married

43

1838

Westleigh, Lancashire, England

Ann

Battersby

Wife

Married

37

1844

Ireland

Lewis

Battersby

Son

Single

20

1861

Culcheth, Lancashire, England

Peter

Battersby

Son

Single

18

1863

Culcheth, Lancashire, England

Winifred

Battersby

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Culcheth, Lancashire, England

Alice

Battersby

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Culcheth, Lancashire, England

Joseph

Battersby

Son

Single

8

1873

Culcheth, Lancashire, England

Mary

Battersby

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Culcheth, Lancashire, England

William

Battersby

Son

Single

4

1877

Culcheth, Lancashire, England

John

Battersby

Son

Single

2

1879

Culcheth, Lancashire, England

Catherine Ann

Battersby

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Culcheth, Lancashire, England

Ann

Battersby

Mother

Widow

64

1817

Culcheth, Lancashire, England

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