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Household of William Booth (born 1840, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Prestwich, 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 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Booth, born in 1840 in Failsworth, Lancashire, consisted of 9 members. William was the head of the household, married to Ellen Booth, born in 1841 in Lancashire, England. They had 7 children; William H (born 1864 in Failsworth, Lancashire, England), Jane (born 1866 in Failsworth, Lancashire, England), Thomas (born 1869 in Failsworth, Lancashire, England), Ellen (born 1871 in Failsworth, Lancashire, England), Alfred (born 1874 in Bolton, England), Annie (born 1876 in Bolton, England) and Edward (born 1879 in Lancashire, England).


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William Booth's household

Male

William

Booth

Head
Female

Ellen

Booth

Wife
Male

William H

Booth

Son
Female

Jane

Booth

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Booth

Son
Female

Ellen

Booth

Daughter
Male

Alfred

Booth

Son
Female

Annie

Booth

Daughter
Male

Edward

Booth

Son
First name(s) William
Last name Booth
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Failsworth, Lancashire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Booth

Head

Married

41

1840

Failsworth, Lancashire, England

Ellen

Booth

Wife

Married

40

1841

Lancashire, England

William H

Booth

Son

Single

17

1864

Failsworth, Lancashire, England

Jane

Booth

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Failsworth, Lancashire, England

Thomas

Booth

Son

Single

12

1869

Failsworth, Lancashire, England

Ellen

Booth

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Failsworth, Lancashire, England

Alfred

Booth

Son

Single

7

1874

Bolton, England

Annie

Booth

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Bolton, England

Edward

Booth

Son

Single

2

1879

Lancashire, England

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