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Household of William Butterfield (born 1842, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Hunslet, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West 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 Butterfield and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Butterfield, born in 1842 in Holbeck, Yorkshire, consisted of 9 members. William was the head of the household, married to Mary Ellen Butterfield, born in 1840 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England. They had 6 children; George Henry (born 1864 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England), Ada (born 1866 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England), Richard William (born 1868 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England), Frances Ellen (born 1869 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England), Edward (born 1871 in Otley, Yorkshire, England) and Lancelot (born 1876 in Hunslet, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Lodger, William Thos Kingston, born in 1852 in London, Middlesex, England.


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William Butterfield's household

Male

William

Butterfield

Head
Female

Mary Ellen

Butterfield

Wife
Male

George Henry

Butterfield

Son
Female

Ada

Butterfield

Daughter
Male

Richard William

Butterfield

Son
Female

Frances Ellen

Butterfield

Daughter
Male

Edward

Butterfield

Son
Male

Lancelot

Butterfield

Son
Male

William Thos

Kingston

Lodger
First name(s) William
Last name Butterfield
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Holbeck, Yorkshire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Butterfield

Head

Married

39

1842

Holbeck, Yorkshire, England

Mary Ellen

Butterfield

Wife

Married

41

1840

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

George Henry

Butterfield

Son

Single

17

1864

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Ada

Butterfield

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Richard William

Butterfield

Son

Single

13

1868

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Frances Ellen

Butterfield

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Edward

Butterfield

Son

Single

10

1871

Otley, Yorkshire, England

Lancelot

Butterfield

Son

Single

5

1876

Hunslet, Yorkshire, England

William Thos

Kingston

Lodger

Single

29

1852

London, Middlesex, England

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