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Household of William Burrows (born 1839, Middlesex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Islington, London,Middlesex, 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 Burrows and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Burrows, born in 1839 in Clapton, Middlesex, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Sophia Burrows, born in 1838 in Chelmsford, Essex, England. They had 5 children; Mary A (born 1862 in Hornsey, Middlesex, England), William (born 1865 in Hornsey, Middlesex, England), George (born 1867 in Hornsey, Middlesex, England), Arthur (born 1871 in Hornsey, Middlesex, England) and Louise (born 1876 in Hornsey, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Lodger, Rachael Atkinson, born in 1816 in Shoreditch, Middlesex, England.


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William Burrows's household

Male

William

Burrows

Head
Female

Sophia

Burrows

Wife
Female

Mary A

Burrows

Daughter
Male

William

Burrows

Son
Male

George

Burrows

Son
Male

Arthur

Burrows

Son
Female

Louise

Burrows

Daughter
Female

Rachael

Atkinson

Lodger
First name(s) William
Last name Burrows
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Clapton, Middlesex, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Burrows

Head

Married

42

1839

Clapton, Middlesex, England

Sophia

Burrows

Wife

Married

43

1838

Chelmsford, Essex, England

Mary A

Burrows

Daughter

Single

19

1862

Hornsey, Middlesex, England

William

Burrows

Son

Single

16

1865

Hornsey, Middlesex, England

George

Burrows

Son

Single

14

1867

Hornsey, Middlesex, England

Arthur

Burrows

Son

Single

10

1871

Hornsey, Middlesex, England

Louise

Burrows

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Hornsey, Middlesex, England

Rachael

Atkinson

Lodger

Widow

65

1816

Shoreditch, Middlesex, England

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