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Household of William Dennis (born 1855, Lancashire)

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

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Dennis, born in 1855 in Blackburn, Lancashire, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Hannah Dennis, born in 1858 in Preston, Lancashire, England. They had 3 children; Henry (born 1875 in Preston, Lancashire, England), George (born 1878 in Bolton, Lancashire, England) and William (born 1880 in Bolton, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Wifes Sister, Alice (born 1870 in Preston, Lancashire, England), William's Lodger, Henry (born 1834 in Lancashire, England) and William's Lodger, Robert (born 1863 in Preston, Lancashire, England).


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William Dennis's household

Male

William

Dennis

Head
Female

Hannah

Dennis

Wife
Male

Henry

Dennis

Son
Male

George

Dennis

Son
Male

William

Dennis

Son
Female

Alice

Nelson

Wifes Sister
Male

Henry

Poole

Lodger
Male

Robert

Poole

Lodger
First name(s) William
Last name Dennis
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 26
Birth year 1855
Birth place Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Dennis

Head

Married

26

1855

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Hannah

Dennis

Wife

Married

23

1858

Preston, Lancashire, England

Henry

Dennis

Son

Single

6

1875

Preston, Lancashire, England

George

Dennis

Son

Single

3

1878

Bolton, Lancashire, England

William

Dennis

Son

Single

1

1880

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Alice

Nelson

Wifes Sister

Single

11

1870

Preston, Lancashire, England

Henry

Poole

Lodger

Married

47

1834

Lancashire, England

Robert

Poole

Lodger

Single

18

1863

Preston, Lancashire, England

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