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Household of William Branson (born 1830, Northamptonshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Leeds, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), 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 Branson and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Branson, born in 1830 in Northampton, Northamptonshire, consisted of 9 members. William was the head of the household, married to Mary Branson, born in 1826 in Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England. They had 4 children; Arthur (born 1861 in Bradford, Yorkshire, England), Mary (born 1864 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England), Augustus (born 1867 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England) and Alfred (born 1871 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Lodger, Marian (born 1856 in Coveney, Cambridgeshire, England), William's Lodger, George (born 1843 in Bath, Somerset, England) and William's Lodger, John (born 1861 in London, Middlesex, England).


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William Branson's household

Male

William

Branson

Head
Female

Mary

Branson

Wife
Male

Arthur

Branson

Son
Female

Mary

Branson

Daughter
Male

Augustus

Branson

Son
Male

Alfred

Branson

Son
Female

Marian

Dykes

Lodger
Male

George

Haskett

Lodger
Male

John

Neal

Lodger
First name(s) William
Last name Branson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 51
Birth year 1830
Birth place Northampton, Northamptonshire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Branson

Head

Married

51

1830

Northampton, Northamptonshire, England

Mary

Branson

Wife

Married

55

1826

Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England

Arthur

Branson

Son

Single

20

1861

Bradford, Yorkshire, England

Mary

Branson

Daughter

Single

17

1864

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Augustus

Branson

Son

Single

14

1867

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Alfred

Branson

Son

Single

10

1871

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Marian

Dykes

Lodger

Single

25

1856

Coveney, Cambridgeshire, England

George

Haskett

Lodger

Single

38

1843

Bath, Somerset, England

John

Neal

Lodger

Single

20

1861

London, Middlesex, England

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