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Household of William Corless (born 1852, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Preston, 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 Corless and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Corless, born in 1852 in Broughton, Lancashire, consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, married to Ellen Corless, born in 1849 in Woodplumpton, Lancashire, England. They had 5 children; James (born 1870 in Woodplumpton, Lancashire, England), Elizabeth (born 1872 in Broughton, Lancashire, England), Richard (born 1876 in Broughton, Lancashire, England), John (born 1878 in Broughton, Lancashire, England) and George (born 1880 in Broughton, Lancashire, England).


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William Corless's household

Male

William

Corless

Head
Female

Ellen

Corless

Wife
Male

James

Corless

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Corless

Daughter
Male

Richard

Corless

Son
Male

John

Corless

Son
Male

George

Corless

Son
First name(s) William
Last name Corless
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 29
Birth year 1852
Birth place Broughton, Lancashire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Corless

Head

Married

29

1852

Broughton, Lancashire, England

Ellen

Corless

Wife

Married

32

1849

Woodplumpton, Lancashire, England

James

Corless

Son

Single

11

1870

Woodplumpton, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Corless

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Broughton, Lancashire, England

Richard

Corless

Son

Single

5

1876

Broughton, Lancashire, England

John

Corless

Son

Single

3

1878

Broughton, Lancashire, England

George

Corless

Son

Single

1

1880

Broughton, Lancashire, England

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