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Household of William Day (born 1846, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Dewsbury, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), 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 Day and 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Day, born in 1846 in Dewsbury, Yorkshire, consisted of 11 members. William was the head of the household, married to Martha Day, born in 1844 in Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England. They had 8 children; Thomas (born 1857 in Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England), Benjamin L (born 1863 in Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England), William (born 1865 in Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England), Charles (born 1866 in Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England), Hannah M (born 1868 in Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England), Stanhope (born 1869 in Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England), Harry (born 1872 in Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England) and Martha (born 1880 in Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Servant, Mary J Smith, born in 1845 in United States.


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William Day's household

Male

William

Day

Head
Female

Martha

Day

Wife
Male

Thomas

Oxley

Son
Male

Benjamin L

Oxley

Son
Male

William

Oxley

Son
Male

Charles

Oxley

Son
Female

Hannah M

Oxley

Daughter
Male

Stanhope

Oxley

Son
Male

Harry

Oxley

Son
Female

Martha

Day

Daughter
Female

Mary J

Smith

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Day
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 35
Birth year 1846
Birth place Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Day

Head

Married

35

1846

Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England

Martha

Day

Wife

Married

37

1844

Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England

Thomas

Oxley

Son

Single

24

1857

Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England

Benjamin L

Oxley

Son

Single

18

1863

Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England

William

Oxley

Son

Single

16

1865

Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England

Charles

Oxley

Son

Single

15

1866

Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England

Hannah M

Oxley

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England

Stanhope

Oxley

Son

Single

12

1869

Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England

Harry

Oxley

Son

Single

9

1872

Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England

Martha

Day

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England

Mary J

Smith

Servant

Single

36

1845

United States

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