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Household of William Butterfield (born 1834, Lancashire)

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 Butterfield and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Butterfield, born in 1834 in Shaw, Lancashire, consisted of 10 members. William was the head of the household, married to Ann Butterfield, born in 1834 in Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England. They had 7 children; Henry (born 1862 in Oldham, Lancashire, England), Sarah (born 1868 in Oldham, Lancashire, England), James W (born 1870 in Oldham, Lancashire, England), Herbert (born 1872 in Oldham, Lancashire, England), Joseph (born 1874 in Oldham, Lancashire, England), Jeremiah (born 1876 in Oldham, Lancashire, England) and Mary (born 1878 in Oldham, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Sister In Law, Sarah Duffiee, born in 1856 in Oldham, Lancashire, England.


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William Butterfield's household

Male

William

Butterfield

Head
Female

Ann

Butterfield

Wife
Male

Henry

Butterfield

Son
Female

Sarah

Butterfield

Daughter
Male

James W

Butterfield

Son
Male

Herbert

Butterfield

Son
Male

Joseph

Butterfield

Son
Male

Jeremiah

Butterfield

Son
Female

Mary

Butterfield

Daughter
Female

Sarah

Duffiee

Sister In Law
First name(s) William
Last name Butterfield
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 47
Birth year 1834
Birth place Shaw, Lancashire, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Butterfield

Head

Married

47

1834

Shaw, Lancashire, England

Ann

Butterfield

Wife

Married

47

1834

Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England

Henry

Butterfield

Son

Single

19

1862

Oldham, Lancashire, England

Sarah

Butterfield

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Oldham, Lancashire, England

James W

Butterfield

Son

Single

11

1870

Oldham, Lancashire, England

Herbert

Butterfield

Son

Single

9

1872

Oldham, Lancashire, England

Joseph

Butterfield

Son

Single

7

1874

Oldham, Lancashire, England

Jeremiah

Butterfield

Son

Single

5

1876

Oldham, Lancashire, England

Mary

Butterfield

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Oldham, Lancashire, England

Sarah

Duffiee

Sister In Law

Single

25

1856

Oldham, Lancashire, England

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