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Household of William Douglas (born 1845, Cheshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Chester, Cheshire, 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 Douglas and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Douglas, born in 1845 in Chester, Cheshire, consisted of 9 members. William was the head of the household, married to Eliza Douglas, born in 1842 in Denbighshire, Wales. They had 7 children; William (born 1866 in Chester, Cheshire, England), Sarah A (born 1868 in Chester, Cheshire, England), Alexander (born 1869 in Chester, Cheshire, England), Amos (born 1871 in Chester, Cheshire, England), Cecil (born 1875 in Chester, Cheshire, England), Ernest (born 1877 in Chester, Cheshire, England) and Donald (born 1878 in Chester, Cheshire, England).


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William Douglas's household

Male

William

Douglas

Head
Female

Eliza

Douglas

Wife
Male

William

Douglas

Son
Female

Sarah A

Douglas

Daughter
Male

Alexander

Douglas

Son
Male

Amos

Douglas

Son
Male

Cecil

Douglas

Son
Male

Ernest

Douglas

Son
Male

Donald

Douglas

Son
First name(s) William
Last name Douglas
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 36
Birth year 1845
Birth place Chester, Cheshire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Douglas

Head

Married

36

1845

Chester, Cheshire, England

Eliza

Douglas

Wife

Married

39

1842

Denbighshire, Wales

William

Douglas

Son

Single

15

1866

Chester, Cheshire, England

Sarah A

Douglas

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Chester, Cheshire, England

Alexander

Douglas

Son

Single

12

1869

Chester, Cheshire, England

Amos

Douglas

Son

Single

10

1871

Chester, Cheshire, England

Cecil

Douglas

Son

Single

6

1875

Chester, Cheshire, England

Ernest

Douglas

Son

Single

4

1877

Chester, Cheshire, England

Donald

Douglas

Son

Single

3

1878

Chester, Cheshire, England

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