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Household of William Crompton (born 1826, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wigan, 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 Crompton and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Crompton, born in 1826 in Upholland, Lancashire, consisted of 10 members. William was the head of the household, married to Ellen Crompton, born in 1829 in Wigan, Lancashire, England. They had 6 children; Catherine (born 1860 in Wigan, Lancashire, England), Daniel (born 1862 in Wigan, Lancashire, England), Margaret (born 1865 in Wigan, Lancashire, England), Thomas (born 1869 in Wigan, Lancashire, England), Abraham (born 1872 in Wigan, Lancashire, England) and William Arthur (born 1879 in Wigan, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Sister, Margaret (born 1838 in Wigan, Lancashire, England) and William's Lodger Head, Ellen (born 1851 in Cornwall, England).


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William Crompton's household

Male

William

Crompton

Head
Female

Ellen

Crompton

Wife
Female

Catherine

Crompton

Daughter
Male

Daniel

Crompton

Son
Female

Margaret

Crompton

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Crompton

Son
Male

Abraham

Crompton

Son
Female

Margaret

Crompton

Sister
Female

Ellen

Gill

Lodger Head
Male

William Arthur

Gill

Son
First name(s) William
Last name Crompton
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 55
Birth year 1826
Birth place Upholland, Lancashire, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Crompton

Head

Married

55

1826

Upholland, Lancashire, England

Ellen

Crompton

Wife

Married

52

1829

Wigan, Lancashire, England

Catherine

Crompton

Daughter

Single

21

1860

Wigan, Lancashire, England

Daniel

Crompton

Son

Single

19

1862

Wigan, Lancashire, England

Margaret

Crompton

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Wigan, Lancashire, England

Thomas

Crompton

Son

Single

12

1869

Wigan, Lancashire, England

Abraham

Crompton

Son

Single

9

1872

Wigan, Lancashire, England

Margaret

Crompton

Sister

Single

43

1838

Wigan, Lancashire, England

Ellen

Gill

Lodger Head

Single

30

1851

Cornwall, England

William Arthur

Gill

Son

Single

2

1879

Wigan, Lancashire, England

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