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Household of William Carter (born 1835, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Preston, 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 Carter and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Carter, born in 1835 in Woodplumpton, Lancashire, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Dorothy Carter, born in 1837 in Preston, Lancashire, England. They had 6 children; Mary A (born 1862 in Preston, Lancashire, England), Peter (born 1864 in Preston, Lancashire, England), William (born 1866 in Preston, Lancashire, England), Dorothy (born 1870 in Preston, Lancashire, England), Thomas (born 1872 in Preston, Lancashire, England) and Ralph (born 1867 in Preston, Lancashire, England).


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William Carter's household

Male

William

Carter

Head
Female

Dorothy

Carter

Wife
Female

Mary A

Warren

Daughter
Male

Peter

Carter

Son
Male

William

Carter

Son
Female

Dorothy

Carter

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Carter

Son
Male

Ralph

Carter

Son
First name(s) William
Last name Carter
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 46
Birth year 1835
Birth place Woodplumpton, Lancashire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Carter

Head

Married

46

1835

Woodplumpton, Lancashire, England

Dorothy

Carter

Wife

Married

44

1837

Preston, Lancashire, England

Mary A

Warren

Daughter

Married

19

1862

Preston, Lancashire, England

Peter

Carter

Son

Single

17

1864

Preston, Lancashire, England

William

Carter

Son

Single

15

1866

Preston, Lancashire, England

Dorothy

Carter

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Preston, Lancashire, England

Thomas

Carter

Son

Single

9

1872

Preston, Lancashire, England

Ralph

Carter

Son

Single

14

1867

Preston, Lancashire, England

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