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Household of William Day (born 1842, Nottinghamshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Sheffield, 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Day, born in 1842 in Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Day, born in 1847 in Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, England. They had 3 children; Jane (born 1871 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England), William A (born 1874 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England) and John (born 1877 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Servant, Sarah J (born 1863 in Lincoln, Lincolnshire, England) and William's Servant, William (born 1866 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England).


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William Day's household

Male

William

Day

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Day

Wife
Female

Jane

Day

Daughter
Male

William A

Day

Son
Male

John

Day

Son
Female

Sarah J

Colk

Servant
Male

William

Webster

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Day
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Day

Head

Married

39

1842

Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, England

Elizabeth

Day

Wife

Married

34

1847

Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, England

Jane

Day

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

William A

Day

Son

Single

7

1874

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

John

Day

Son

Single

4

1877

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Sarah J

Colk

Servant

Single

18

1863

Lincoln, Lincolnshire, England

William

Webster

Servant

Single

15

1866

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

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