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Household of William Breaks (born 1817, Yorkshire)

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

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Breaks, born in 1817 in North Bierley, Yorkshire, consisted of 9 members. William was the head of the household, married to Nancy Breaks, born in 1815 in North Bierley, Yorkshire, England. They had 2 children; William Tordoff (born 1857 in North Bierley, Yorkshire, England) and Emma (born 1852 in North Bierley, Yorkshire, England). They had 3 grandchildren; Elsie (born 1876 in North Bierley, Yorkshire, England), Annie (born 1878 in North Bierley, Yorkshire, England) and Ernest (born 1880 in North Bierley, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Son In Law, John (born 1851 in North Bierley, Yorkshire, England) and William's Boarder, Emma (born 1860 in North Bierley, Yorkshire, England).


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William Breaks's household

Male

William

Breaks

Head
Female

Nancy

Breaks

Wife
Male

William Tordoff

Breaks

Son
Male

John

Lavers

Son In Law
Female

Emma

Lavers

Daughter
Female

Elsie

Lavers

Grand Daughter
Female

Annie

Lavers

Grand Daughter
Male

Ernest

Lavers

Grand Son
Female

Emma

Lavers

Boarder
First name(s) William
Last name Breaks
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 64
Birth year 1817
Birth place North Bierley, Yorkshire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Breaks

Head

Married

64

1817

North Bierley, Yorkshire, England

Nancy

Breaks

Wife

Married

66

1815

North Bierley, Yorkshire, England

William Tordoff

Breaks

Son

Single

24

1857

North Bierley, Yorkshire, England

John

Lavers

Son In Law

Married

30

1851

North Bierley, Yorkshire, England

Emma

Lavers

Daughter

Married

29

1852

North Bierley, Yorkshire, England

Elsie

Lavers

Grand Daughter

Single

5

1876

North Bierley, Yorkshire, England

Annie

Lavers

Grand Daughter

Single

3

1878

North Bierley, Yorkshire, England

Ernest

Lavers

Grand Son

Single

1

1880

North Bierley, Yorkshire, England

Emma

Lavers

Boarder

Single

21

1860

North Bierley, Yorkshire, England

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