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Household of William Caper (born 1830, Cheshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Chorlton, 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 Caper and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Caper, born in 1830 in Chester, Cheshire, consisted of 9 members. William was the head of the household, married to Mary Caper, born in 1835 in Scotland. They had 6 children; William (born 1862 in Withington, Lancashire, England), Elizabeth A (born 1864 in Withington, Lancashire, England), Edith M (born 1866 in Lancashire, England), George (born 1871 in Lancashire, England), Ada M (born 1874 in Lancashire, England) and Jesse (born 1877 in Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Boarder, Ellen Clark, born in 1841 in Stockport, Cheshire, England.


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William Caper's household

Male

William

Caper

Head
Female

Mary

Caper

Wife
Male

William

Caper

Son
Female

Elizabeth A

Caper

Daughter
Female

Edith M

Caper

Daughter
Male

George

Caper

Son
Female

Ada M

Caper

Daughter
Male

Jesse

Caper

Son
Female

Ellen

Clark

Boarder
First name(s) William
Last name Caper
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 51
Birth year 1830
Birth place Chester, Cheshire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Caper

Head

Married

51

1830

Chester, Cheshire, England

Mary

Caper

Wife

Married

46

1835

Scotland

William

Caper

Son

Single

19

1862

Withington, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth A

Caper

Daughter

Single

17

1864

Withington, Lancashire, England

Edith M

Caper

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Lancashire, England

George

Caper

Son

Single

10

1871

Lancashire, England

Ada M

Caper

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Lancashire, England

Jesse

Caper

Son

Single

4

1877

Lancashire, England

Ellen

Clark

Boarder

Married

40

1841

Stockport, Cheshire, England

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