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Household of William Broadbent (born 1837, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Oldham, 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 Broadbent and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Broadbent, born in 1837 in Saddleworth, Yorkshire, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Hannah Broadbent, born in 1842 in Oldham, Lancashire, England. They had 5 children; George (born 1870 in Oldham, Lancashire, England), Tom (born 1873 in Oldham, Lancashire, England), Emma (born 1876 in Oldham, Lancashire, England), Harry (born 1878 in Oldham, Lancashire, England) and Fred (born 1881 in Oldham, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Servant, Elizabeth Greatorex, born in 1861 in Unstone, Derbyshire, England.


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William Broadbent's household

Male

William

Broadbent

Head
Female

Hannah

Broadbent

Wife
Male

George

Broadbent

Son
Male

Tom

Broadbent

Son
Female

Emma

Broadbent

Daughter
Male

Harry

Broadbent

Son
Male

Fred

Broadbent

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Greatorex

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Broadbent
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 44
Birth year 1837
Birth place Saddleworth, Yorkshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Broadbent

Head

Married

44

1837

Saddleworth, Yorkshire, England

Hannah

Broadbent

Wife

Married

39

1842

Oldham, Lancashire, England

George

Broadbent

Son

Single

11

1870

Oldham, Lancashire, England

Tom

Broadbent

Son

Single

8

1873

Oldham, Lancashire, England

Emma

Broadbent

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Oldham, Lancashire, England

Harry

Broadbent

Son

Single

3

1878

Oldham, Lancashire, England

Fred

Broadbent

Son

Single

0

1881

Oldham, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Greatorex

Servant

Single

20

1861

Unstone, Derbyshire, England

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