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Household of William Brough (born 1856, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wakefield, 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 Brough and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Brough, born in 1856 in Beeston, Yorkshire, consisted of 6 members. William was the head of the household, married to Annie M Brough, born in 1859 in Gildersome, Yorkshire, England. They had 2 children; Fred (born 1879 in Gildersome, Yorkshire, England) and Absalom (born 1881 in Gildersome, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Visitor, Thomas E (born 1876 in Birstall, Yorkshire, England) and William's Boarder, Joseph (born 1833 in Yorkshire, England).


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William Brough's household

Male

William

Brough

Head
Female

Annie M

Brough

Wife
Male

Fred

Brough

Son
Male

Absalom

Brough

Son
Male

Thomas E

Thompson

Visitor
Male

Joseph

Preston

Boarder
First name(s) William
Last name Brough
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 25
Birth year 1856
Birth place Beeston, Yorkshire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Brough

Head

Married

25

1856

Beeston, Yorkshire, England

Annie M

Brough

Wife

Married

22

1859

Gildersome, Yorkshire, England

Fred

Brough

Son

Single

2

1879

Gildersome, Yorkshire, England

Absalom

Brough

Son

Single

0

1881

Gildersome, Yorkshire, England

Thomas E

Thompson

Visitor

Single

5

1876

Birstall, Yorkshire, England

Joseph

Preston

Boarder

Widower

48

1833

Yorkshire, England

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