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Household of William Darlington (born 1842, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Prescot, 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 Darlington and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Darlington, born in 1842 in Ditton, Lancashire, consisted of 9 members. William was the head of the household, married to Mary Darlington, born in 1841 in Prescot, Lancashire, England. They had 5 children; William (born 1867 in Ditton, Lancashire, England), Elizabeth (born 1869 in Ditton, Lancashire, England), Magy (born 1871 in Ditton, Lancashire, England), James (born 1873 in Ditton, Lancashire, England) and Janet (born 1881 in Ditton, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Boarder, Ann (born 1830 in Prescot, Lancashire, England) and William's Servant, Ellen (born 1861 in Prescot, Lancashire, England).


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William Darlington's household

Male

William

Darlington

Head
Female

Mary

Darlington

Wife
Male

William

Darlington

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Darlington

Daughter
Female

Magy

Darlington

Daughter
Male

James

Darlington

Son
Female

Janet

Darlington

Daughter
Female

Ann

Watts

Boarder
Female

Ellen

Mc Lin

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Darlington
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Ditton, Lancashire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Darlington

Head

Married

39

1842

Ditton, Lancashire, England

Mary

Darlington

Wife

Married

40

1841

Prescot, Lancashire, England

William

Darlington

Son

Single

14

1867

Ditton, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Darlington

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Ditton, Lancashire, England

Magy

Darlington

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Ditton, Lancashire, England

James

Darlington

Son

Single

8

1873

Ditton, Lancashire, England

Janet

Darlington

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Ditton, Lancashire, England

Ann

Watts

Boarder

Single

51

1830

Prescot, Lancashire, England

Ellen

Mc Lin

Servant

Single

20

1861

Prescot, Lancashire, England

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