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Household of William Butterfield (born 1842, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Blackburn, 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Butterfield, born in 1842 in Whittle Le Woods, Lancashire, consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, married to Alice A Butterfield, born in 1849 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England. They had 4 children; Frank (born 1873 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England), Harry (born 1873 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England), Jessie (born 1876 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England) and Walter (born 1880 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Servant, Kate Mayers, born in 1854 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England.


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William Butterfield's household

Male

William

Butterfield

Head
Female

Alice A

Butterfield

Wife
Male

Frank

Butterfield

Son
Male

Harry

Butterfield

Son
Female

Jessie

Butterfield

Daughter
Male

Walter

Butterfield

Son
Female

Kate

Mayers

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Butterfield
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Whittle Le Woods, Lancashire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Butterfield

Head

Married

39

1842

Whittle Le Woods, Lancashire, England

Alice A

Butterfield

Wife

Married

32

1849

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Frank

Butterfield

Son

Single

8

1873

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Harry

Butterfield

Son

Single

8

1873

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Jessie

Butterfield

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Walter

Butterfield

Son

Single

1

1880

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Kate

Mayers

Servant

Single

27

1854

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

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