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Household of William Close (born 1848, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Ripon, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), 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 3 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Close, born in 1848 in Galphay, Yorkshire, consisted of 4 members. William was the head of the household, married to Mary Close, born in 1846 in Galphay, Yorkshire, England. They had 1 child; Samuel, born 1876 in Galphay, Yorkshire, England.
During the period, also present in the household was William's Father In Law, Thomas Geldart, born in 1811 in Grewelthorpe, Yorkshire, England.


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William Close's household

Male

William

Close

Head
Female

Mary

Close

Wife
Male

Samuel

Close

Son
Male

Thomas

Geldart

Father In Law
First name(s) William
Last name Close
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 33
Birth year 1848
Birth place Galphay, Yorkshire, England

Household members (4 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Close

Head

Married

33

1848

Galphay, Yorkshire, England

Mary

Close

Wife

Married

35

1846

Galphay, Yorkshire, England

Samuel

Close

Son

Single

5

1876

Galphay, Yorkshire, England

Thomas

Geldart

Father In Law

Widower

70

1811

Grewelthorpe, Yorkshire, England

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