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Household of William Booth (born 1827, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bury, 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 Booth and 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Booth, born in 1827 in Heywood, Lancashire, consisted of 11 members. William was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Booth, born in 1837 in Isle of Man, Isle of Man. They had 7 children; Henry (born 1856 in Bury, Lancashire, England), Emma (born 1863 in Bury, Lancashire, England), Richard (born 1867 in Bury, Lancashire, England), Leah (born 1869 in Bury, Lancashire, England), Samuel (born 1872 in Bury, Lancashire, England), Jane (born 1874 in Radcliffe, Lancashire, England) and William (born 1876 in Radcliffe, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Step Daughter, Amy (born 1861 in Isle of Man, Isle of Man) and William's Step Daughter, Lilly (born 1867 in Isle of Man, Isle of Man).


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William Booth's household

Male

William

Booth

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Booth

Wife
Male

Henry

Booth

Son
Female

Emma

Booth

Daughter
Male

Richard

Booth

Son
Female

Leah

Booth

Daughter
Male

Samuel

Booth

Son
Female

Jane

Booth

Daughter
Male

William

Booth

Son
Female

Amy

Wood

Step Daughter
Female

Lilly

Wood (Booth)

Step Daughter
First name(s) William
Last name Booth
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 54
Birth year 1827
Birth place Heywood, Lancashire, England

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Booth

Head

Married

54

1827

Heywood, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Booth

Wife

Married

44

1837

Isle of Man, Isle of Man

Henry

Booth

Son

Single

25

1856

Bury, Lancashire, England

Emma

Booth

Daughter

Single

18

1863

Bury, Lancashire, England

Richard

Booth

Son

Single

14

1867

Bury, Lancashire, England

Leah

Booth

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Bury, Lancashire, England

Samuel

Booth

Son

Single

9

1872

Bury, Lancashire, England

Jane

Booth

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Radcliffe, Lancashire, England

William

Booth

Son

Single

5

1876

Radcliffe, Lancashire, England

Amy

Wood

Step Daughter

Single

20

1861

Isle of Man, Isle of Man

Lilly

Wood (Booth)

Step Daughter

Single

14

1867

Isle of Man, Isle of Man

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