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Household of William Curwen (born 1847, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Lancaster, 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 Curwen and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Curwen, born in 1847 in Cockerham, Lancashire, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Ellen Curwen, born in 1847 in Torrisholme, Lancashire, England. They had 4 children; Richard (born 1871 in Torrisholme, Lancashire, England), Ann A (born 1875 in Torrisholme, Lancashire, England), Millicent (born 1877 in Torrisholme, Lancashire, England) and Agnes (born 1879 in Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Boarder, Thomas (born 1857 in Durham, Durham, England) and William's Boarder, Robert (born 1857 in Cockerham, Lancashire, England).


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William Curwen's household

Male

William

Curwen

Head
Female

Ellen

Curwen

Wife
Male

Richard

Curwen

Son
Female

Ann A

Curwen

Daughter
Female

Millicent

Curwen

Daughter
Female

Agnes

Curwen

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Beadle

Boarder
Male

Robert

Hayes

Boarder
First name(s) William
Last name Curwen
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Cockerham, Lancashire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Curwen

Head

Married

34

1847

Cockerham, Lancashire, England

Ellen

Curwen

Wife

Married

34

1847

Torrisholme, Lancashire, England

Richard

Curwen

Son

Single

10

1871

Torrisholme, Lancashire, England

Ann A

Curwen

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Torrisholme, Lancashire, England

Millicent

Curwen

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Torrisholme, Lancashire, England

Agnes

Curwen

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Lancashire, England

Thomas

Beadle

Boarder

Single

24

1857

Durham, Durham, England

Robert

Hayes

Boarder

Single

24

1857

Cockerham, Lancashire, England

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