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Household of William Copley (born 1834, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Halifax, 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 Copley and 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Copley, born in 1834 in Killington, Yorkshire, consisted of 11 members. William was the head of the household, married to Martha Copley, born in 1832 in Knottingley, Yorkshire, England. They had 6 children; Ann (born 1857 in Killington, Yorkshire, England), George (born 1858 in Ferrybridge, Yorkshire, England), John Wm (born 1863 in Knottingley, Yorkshire, England), Eliza Alice (born 1865 in Luddenden, Yorkshire, England), Herbert (born 1871 in Luddenden Foot, Yorkshire, England) and Joe (born 1868 in Brearley, Yorkshire, England). They had 2 grandchildren; Ada (born 1876 in Luddenden Foot, Yorkshire, England) and Martha Ann (born 1881 in Northowram, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Granmother, Ann Baker, born in 1803 in Knottingley, Yorkshire, England.


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William Copley's household

Male

William

Copley

Head
Female

Martha

Copley

Wife
Female

Ann

Washington

Daughter
Male

George

Copley

Son
Male

John Wm

Copley

Son
Female

Eliza Alice

Copley

Daughter
Male

Herbert

Copley

Son
Male

Joe

Copley

Son
Female

Ada

Copley

Grand Daughter
Female

Ann

Baker

Granmother
Female

Martha Ann

Washington

Grand Daughter
First name(s) William
Last name Copley
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 47
Birth year 1834
Birth place Killington, Yorkshire, England

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Copley

Head

Married

47

1834

Killington, Yorkshire, England

Martha

Copley

Wife

Married

49

1832

Knottingley, Yorkshire, England

Ann

Washington

Daughter

Married

24

1857

Killington, Yorkshire, England

George

Copley

Son

Single

23

1858

Ferrybridge, Yorkshire, England

John Wm

Copley

Son

Single

18

1863

Knottingley, Yorkshire, England

Eliza Alice

Copley

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Luddenden, Yorkshire, England

Herbert

Copley

Son

Single

10

1871

Luddenden Foot, Yorkshire, England

Joe

Copley

Son

Single

13

1868

Brearley, Yorkshire, England

Ada

Copley

Grand Daughter

Single

5

1876

Luddenden Foot, Yorkshire, England

Ann

Baker

Granmother

Widow

78

1803

Knottingley, Yorkshire, England

Martha Ann

Washington

Grand Daughter

Single

0

1881

Northowram, Yorkshire, England

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