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Household of William Collins (born 1836, Lancashire)

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

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Collins, born in 1836 in Manchester, Lancashire, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Mary Collins, born in 1839 in Manchester, Lancashire, England. They had 3 children; Samuel Henry (born 1866 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), Frances (born 1867 in Manchester, Lancashire, England) and Martha Ann (born 1870 in Manchester, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Lodger Head, James (born 1818 in Oldham, Lancashire, England) and William's Step Daughter, Martha Ann (born 1868 in Manchester, Lancashire, England).


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William Collins's household

Male

William

Collins

Head
Female

Mary

Collins

Wife
Male

Samuel Henry

Collins

Son
Female

Frances

Collins

Daughter
Female

Martha Ann

Collins

Daughter
Male

James

Dickson

Lodger Head
Female

Ellen

Dickson

Wife
Female

Martha Ann

Rothwell (Dickson)

Step Daughter
First name(s) William
Last name Collins
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 45
Birth year 1836
Birth place Manchester, Lancashire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Collins

Head

Married

45

1836

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Mary

Collins

Wife

Married

42

1839

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Samuel Henry

Collins

Son

Single

15

1866

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Frances

Collins

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Martha Ann

Collins

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Manchester, Lancashire, England

James

Dickson

Lodger Head

Married

63

1818

Oldham, Lancashire, England

Ellen

Dickson

Wife

Married

43

1838

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Martha Ann

Rothwell (Dickson)

Step Daughter

Single

13

1868

Manchester, Lancashire, England

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