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Household of William Brunskill (born 1849, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Leyburn, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (North 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 Brunskill and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Brunskill, born in 1849 in Gunnerside, Yorkshire, consisted of 6 members. William was the head of the household, married to Dorothy Brunskill, born in 1857 in Thoralby, Yorkshire, England. They had 3 children; Agnes (born 1872 in Gunnerside, Yorkshire, England), James Wm (born 1879 in Gunnerside, Yorkshire, England) and Samuel (born 1881 in Melmerby, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Servant, Phillips Cottingham, born in 1861 in Gunnerside, Yorkshire, England.


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William Brunskill's household

Male

William

Brunskill

Head
Female

Dorothy

Brunskill

Wife
Female

Agnes

Brunskill

Daughter
Male

James Wm

Brunskill

Son
Male

Samuel

Brunskill

Son
Female

Phillips

Cottingham

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Brunskill
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 32
Birth year 1849
Birth place Gunnerside, Yorkshire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Brunskill

Head

Married

32

1849

Gunnerside, Yorkshire, England

Dorothy

Brunskill

Wife

Married

24

1857

Thoralby, Yorkshire, England

Agnes

Brunskill

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Gunnerside, Yorkshire, England

James Wm

Brunskill

Son

Single

2

1879

Gunnerside, Yorkshire, England

Samuel

Brunskill

Son

Single

0

1881

Melmerby, Yorkshire, England

Phillips

Cottingham

Servant

Single

20

1861

Gunnerside, Yorkshire, England

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