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Household of William Beck (born 1835, Cheshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Chester, 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 Beck and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Beck, born in 1835 in Handley, Cheshire, consisted of 9 members. William was the head of the household, married to Frances Beck, born in 1851 in Barton, Cheshire, England. They had 4 children; Mary (born 1877 in Aldersley, Cheshire, England), William (born 1878 in Aldersley, Cheshire, England), Jane (born 1879 in Aldersley, Cheshire, England) and Annie (born 1881 in Aldersley, Cheshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Sevt, Margaret (born 1860 in Milton Green, Cheshire, England), William's Sevt, Harriet (born 1866 in Malpas, Cheshire, England) and William's Sevt, James (born 1866 in Aldersley, Cheshire, England).


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William Beck's household

Male

William

Beck

Head
Female

Frances

Beck

Wife
Female

Mary

Beck

Daughter
Male

William

Beck

Son
Female

Jane

Beck

Daughter
Female

Annie

Beck

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Leach

Sevt
Female

Harriet

Povah

Sevt
Male

James

Bowker

Sevt
First name(s) William
Last name Beck
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 46
Birth year 1835
Birth place Handley, Cheshire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Beck

Head

Married

46

1835

Handley, Cheshire, England

Frances

Beck

Wife

Married

30

1851

Barton, Cheshire, England

Mary

Beck

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Aldersley, Cheshire, England

William

Beck

Son

Single

3

1878

Aldersley, Cheshire, England

Jane

Beck

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Aldersley, Cheshire, England

Annie

Beck

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Aldersley, Cheshire, England

Margaret

Leach

Sevt

Single

21

1860

Milton Green, Cheshire, England

Harriet

Povah

Sevt

Single

15

1866

Malpas, Cheshire, England

James

Bowker

Sevt

Single

15

1866

Aldersley, Cheshire, England

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