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Household of William Comfrey (born 1847, Cumberland)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Holbeck, 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 Comfrey and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Comfrey, born in 1847 in Whitehaven, Cumberland, consisted of 6 members. William was the head of the household, married to Catherine Comfrey, born in 1849 in Kendal, Westmorland, England. They had 4 children; William (born 1871 in Leeds, Kent, England), Engel (born 1878 in Leeds, Kent, England), James (born 1880 in Leeds, Kent, England) and Anne (born 1881 in Leeds, Kent, England).


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William Comfrey's household

Male

William

Comfrey

Head
Female

Catherine

Comfrey

Wife
Male

William

Comfrey

Son
Male

Engel

Comfrey

Son
Male

James

Comfrey

Son
Female

Anne

Comfrey

Daughter
First name(s) William
Last name Comfrey
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Whitehaven, Cumberland, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Comfrey

Head

Married

34

1847

Whitehaven, Cumberland, England

Catherine

Comfrey

Wife

Married

32

1849

Kendal, Westmorland, England

William

Comfrey

Son

Single

10

1871

Leeds, Kent, England

Engel

Comfrey

Son

Single

3

1878

Leeds, Kent, England

James

Comfrey

Son

Single

1

1880

Leeds, Kent, England

Anne

Comfrey

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Leeds, Kent, England

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