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Household of William Broughton (born 1847, Lancashire)

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

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Broughton, born in 1847 in Bolton, Lancashire, consisted of 6 members. William was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Broughton, born in 1850 in Preston, Lancashire, England. They had 3 children; Beatrice E (born 1876 in Great Lever, Lancashire, England), Minnie L (born 1878 in Bolton, Lancashire, England) and Thomas W (born 1881 in Bolton, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Servant, Martha E Richardson, born in 1868 in Wrexham, Denbighshire, Wales.


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William Broughton's household

Male

William

Broughton

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Broughton

Wife
Female

Beatrice E

Broughton

Daughter
Female

Minnie L

Broughton

Daughter
Male

Thomas W

Broughton

Son
Female

Martha E

Richardson

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Broughton
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Bolton, Lancashire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Broughton

Head

Married

34

1847

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Broughton

Wife

Married

31

1850

Preston, Lancashire, England

Beatrice E

Broughton

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Great Lever, Lancashire, England

Minnie L

Broughton

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Thomas W

Broughton

Son

Single

0

1881

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Martha E

Richardson

Servant

Single

13

1868

Wrexham, Denbighshire, Wales

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