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Household of William Doncaster (born 1834, Lancashire)

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

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Doncaster, born in 1834 in Tyldesley, Lancashire, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Mary A Doncaster, born in 1836 in Tyldesley, Lancashire, England. They had 6 children; John (born 1861 in Tyldesley, Lancashire, England), Elizabeth A (born 1864 in Tyldesley, Lancashire, England), Margaret (born 1867 in Tyldesley, Lancashire, England), Lavinia (born 1869 in Tyldesley, Lancashire, England), Lois A (born 1871 in Tyldesley, Lancashire, England) and James (born 1879 in Tyldesley, Lancashire, England).


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William Doncaster's household

Male

William

Doncaster

Head
Female

Mary A

Doncaster

Wife
Male

John

Doncaster

Son
Female

Elizabeth A

Doncaster

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Doncaster

Daughter
Female

Lavinia

Doncaster

Daughter
Female

Lois A

Doncaster

Daughter
Male

James

Doncaster

Son
First name(s) William
Last name Doncaster
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 47
Birth year 1834
Birth place Tyldesley, Lancashire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Doncaster

Head

Married

47

1834

Tyldesley, Lancashire, England

Mary A

Doncaster

Wife

Married

45

1836

Tyldesley, Lancashire, England

John

Doncaster

Son

Single

20

1861

Tyldesley, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth A

Doncaster

Daughter

Single

17

1864

Tyldesley, Lancashire, England

Margaret

Doncaster

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Tyldesley, Lancashire, England

Lavinia

Doncaster

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Tyldesley, Lancashire, England

Lois A

Doncaster

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Tyldesley, Lancashire, England

James

Doncaster

Son

Single

2

1879

Tyldesley, Lancashire, England

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