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Household of William Butterworth (born 1849, 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 Butterworth and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Butterworth, born in 1849 in Bacup, Lancashire, consisted of 6 members. William was the head of the household, married to Sarah Butterworth, born in 1850 in Walsden, Lancashire, England. They had 3 children; Harry (born 1876 in Shaw, Lancashire, England), Fred (born 1878 in Shaw, Lancashire, England) and Walter (born 1879 in Shaw, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Brother In Law, Frank Stott, born in 1857 in Shaw, Lancashire, England.


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William Butterworth's household

Male

William

Butterworth

Head
Female

Sarah

Butterworth

Wife
Male

Harry

Butterworth

Son
Male

Fred

Butterworth

Son
Male

Walter

Butterworth

Son
Male

Frank

Stott

Brother In Law
First name(s) William
Last name Butterworth
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 32
Birth year 1849
Birth place Bacup, Lancashire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Butterworth

Head

Married

32

1849

Bacup, Lancashire, England

Sarah

Butterworth

Wife

Married

31

1850

Walsden, Lancashire, England

Harry

Butterworth

Son

Single

5

1876

Shaw, Lancashire, England

Fred

Butterworth

Son

Single

3

1878

Shaw, Lancashire, England

Walter

Butterworth

Son

Single

2

1879

Shaw, Lancashire, England

Frank

Stott

Brother In Law

Single

24

1857

Shaw, Lancashire, England

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