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Household of William Cryer (born 1817, Lancashire)

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

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Cryer, born in 1817 in Littleborough, Lancashire, consisted of 6 members. William was the head of the household, married to Mary Cryer, born in 1818 in Rossendale, Lancashire, England. They had 1 child; Mary Ellen, born 1857 in Rochdale, Lancashire, England. They had 2 grandchildren; Harry (born 1881 in Rochdale, Lancashire, England) and Mary Ellen (born 1872 in Rochdale, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Son In Law, William Wood, born in 1853 in Clitheroe, Yorkshire, England.


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William Cryer's household

Male

William

Cryer

Head
Female

Mary

Cryer

Wife
Female

Mary Ellen

Wood

Daughter
Male

William

Wood

Son In Law
Male

Harry

Wood

Grand Son
Female

Mary Ellen

Yates

Grand Daughter
First name(s) William
Last name Cryer
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 64
Birth year 1817
Birth place Littleborough, Lancashire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Cryer

Head

Married

64

1817

Littleborough, Lancashire, England

Mary

Cryer

Wife

Married

63

1818

Rossendale, Lancashire, England

Mary Ellen

Wood

Daughter

Married

24

1857

Rochdale, Lancashire, England

William

Wood

Son In Law

Married

28

1853

Clitheroe, Yorkshire, England

Harry

Wood

Grand Son

Single

0

1881

Rochdale, Lancashire, England

Mary Ellen

Yates

Grand Daughter

Single

9

1872

Rochdale, Lancashire, England

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