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Household of William Bridges (born 1844, Oxfordshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Burton upon Trent, Staffordshire, 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 Bridges and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Bridges, born in 1844 in Drayton, Oxfordshire, consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, married to Mercy Bridges, born in 1847 in Drayton, Oxfordshire, England. They had 2 children; Arthur W (born 1868 in Kidlington, Oxfordshire, England) and Florence S (born 1870 in Kidlington, Oxfordshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Lodger, Thomas (born 1859 in Drayton, Oxfordshire, England), William's Lodger, Thomas (born 1858 in Eaton, Berkshire, England) and William's Lodger, William (born 1853 in Drayton, Oxfordshire, England).


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William Bridges's household

Male

William

Bridges

Head
Female

Mercy

Bridges

Wife
Male

Arthur W

Bridges

Son
Female

Florence S

Bridges

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Cobb

Lodger
Male

Thomas

Green

Lodger
Male

William

Cobb

Lodger
First name(s) William
Last name Bridges
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place Drayton, Oxfordshire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Bridges

Head

Married

37

1844

Drayton, Oxfordshire, England

Mercy

Bridges

Wife

Married

34

1847

Drayton, Oxfordshire, England

Arthur W

Bridges

Son

Single

13

1868

Kidlington, Oxfordshire, England

Florence S

Bridges

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Kidlington, Oxfordshire, England

Thomas

Cobb

Lodger

Single

22

1859

Drayton, Oxfordshire, England

Thomas

Green

Lodger

Single

23

1858

Eaton, Berkshire, England

William

Cobb

Lodger

Single

28

1853

Drayton, Oxfordshire, England

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