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Household of William Clegg (born 1829, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Ashton under Lyne, 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 Clegg and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Clegg, born in 1829 in Manchester, Lancashire, consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, married to Jane Clegg, born in 1830 in Dukinfield, Cheshire, England. They had 1 child; John, born 1860 in Dukinfield, Cheshire, England.
During the period, also present in the household were William's Boarder, Elizabeth (born 1860 in Dukinfield, Cheshire, England), William's Boarder, John (born 1857 in Millbrook, Cheshire, England), William's Boarder, Alice (born 1852 in Dukinfield, Cheshire, England) and William's Boarder, James Wm (born 1880 in Dukinfield, Cheshire, England).


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William Clegg's household

Male

William

Clegg

Head
Female

Jane

Clegg

Wife
Male

John

Clegg

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Jones

Boarder
Male

John

Wilson

Boarder
Female

Alice

Wilson

Boarder
Male

James Wm

Wilson

Boarder
First name(s) William
Last name Clegg
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 52
Birth year 1829
Birth place Manchester, Lancashire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Clegg

Head

Married

52

1829

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Jane

Clegg

Wife

Married

51

1830

Dukinfield, Cheshire, England

John

Clegg

Son

Single

21

1860

Dukinfield, Cheshire, England

Elizabeth

Jones

Boarder

Single

21

1860

Dukinfield, Cheshire, England

John

Wilson

Boarder

Married

24

1857

Millbrook, Cheshire, England

Alice

Wilson

Boarder

Married

29

1852

Dukinfield, Cheshire, England

James Wm

Wilson

Boarder

Single

1

1880

Dukinfield, Cheshire, England

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