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Household of William Bretton (born 1861, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Barnsley, 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 Bretton and 3 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Bretton, born in 1861 in Gawber, Yorkshire, consisted of 4 members. William was the head of the household, married to Ann Bretton, born in 1857 in Gawber, Yorkshire, England. They had 1 child; Willie, born 1881 in Gawber, Yorkshire, England.
During the period, also present in the household was William's Lodger, Maggie J Bruce, born in 1863 in Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England.


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William Bretton's household

Male

William

Bretton

Head
Female

Ann

Bretton

Wife
Male

Willie

Bretton

Son
Female

Maggie J

Bruce

Lodger
First name(s) William
Last name Bretton
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 20
Birth year 1861
Birth place Gawber, Yorkshire, England

Household members (4 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Bretton

Head

Married

20

1861

Gawber, Yorkshire, England

Ann

Bretton

Wife

Married

24

1857

Gawber, Yorkshire, England

Willie

Bretton

Son

Single

0

1881

Gawber, Yorkshire, England

Maggie J

Bruce

Lodger

Single

18

1863

Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England

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