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Household of William Booth (born 1821, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Blackburn, 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Booth, born in 1821 in Grindleton, Lancashire, consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, married to Ellen Booth, born in 1824 in Clayton Le Moors, Lancashire, England. They had 3 children; Ann E (born 1854 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England), Lucy (born 1858 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England) and Martha (born 1863 in Clayton Le Moors, Lancashire, England). They had 1 grandchild; Sarah J, born 1880 in Clayton Le Moors, Lancashire, England.
During the period, also present in the household was William's Niece, Mary A Gelling, born in 1871 in Clayton Le Moors, Lancashire, England.


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William Booth's household

Male

William

Booth

Head
Female

Ellen

Booth

Wife
Female

Ann E

Booth

Daughter
Female

Lucy

Booth

Daughter
Female

Martha

Booth

Daughter
Female

Mary A

Gelling

Niece
Female

Sarah J

Booth

Grand Daughter
First name(s) William
Last name Booth
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 60
Birth year 1821
Birth place Grindleton, Lancashire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Booth

Head

Married

60

1821

Grindleton, Lancashire, England

Ellen

Booth

Wife

Married

57

1824

Clayton Le Moors, Lancashire, England

Ann E

Booth

Daughter

Single

27

1854

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Lucy

Booth

Daughter

Single

23

1858

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Martha

Booth

Daughter

Single

18

1863

Clayton Le Moors, Lancashire, England

Mary A

Gelling

Niece

Single

10

1871

Clayton Le Moors, Lancashire, England

Sarah J

Booth

Grand Daughter

Single

1

1880

Clayton Le Moors, Lancashire, England

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