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Household of William Close (born 1836, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in West Derby, 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 Close and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Close, born in 1836 in Lancaster, Lancashire, consisted of 5 members. William was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Close, born in 1843 in Ireland. They had 2 children; Frederick W (born 1873 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England) and Louisa (born 1880 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Servant, Catherine Gunney, born in 1866 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England.


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William Close's household

Male

William

Close

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Close

Wife
Male

Frederick W

Close

Son
Female

Louisa

Close

Daughter
Female

Catherine

Gunney

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Close
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 45
Birth year 1836
Birth place Lancaster, Lancashire, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Close

Head

Married

45

1836

Lancaster, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Close

Wife

Married

38

1843

Ireland

Frederick W

Close

Son

Single

8

1873

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Louisa

Close

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Catherine

Gunney

Servant

Single

15

1866

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

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