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Household of William Driffield (born 1832, Cornwall)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Nantwich, 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 Driffield and 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Driffield, born in 1832 in St Ives, Cornwall, consisted of 11 members. William was the head of the household, married to Thomasin Driffield, born in 1839 in Hadfield, Derbyshire, England. They had 5 children; Elizabeth J (born 1870 in Bury, Lancashire, England), Martha A (born 1870 in Bury, Lancashire, England), Arthur (born 1873 in Bury, Lancashire, England), Lilian (born 1875 in Bury, Lancashire, England) and Minnie (born 1879 in Bury, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Father In Law, Thomas (born 1815 in Cheshire, England), William's Mother In Law, Martha (born 1812 in Cheshire, England), William's Servant, Mary A (born 1858 in Farndon, Cheshire, England) and William's Servant, Selina (born 1863 in Audlem, Cheshire, England).


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William Driffield's household

Male

William

Driffield

Head
Female

Thomasin

Driffield

Wife
Female

Elizabeth J

Driffield

Daughter
Female

Martha A

Driffield

Daughter
Male

Arthur

Driffield

Son
Female

Lilian

Driffield

Daughter
Female

Minnie

Driffield

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Brown

Father In Law
Female

Martha

Brown

Mother In Law
Female

Mary A

Hopley

Servant
Female

Selina

Roberts

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Driffield
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 49
Birth year 1832
Birth place St Ives, Cornwall, England

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Driffield

Head

Married

49

1832

St Ives, Cornwall, England

Thomasin

Driffield

Wife

Married

42

1839

Hadfield, Derbyshire, England

Elizabeth J

Driffield

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Bury, Lancashire, England

Martha A

Driffield

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Bury, Lancashire, England

Arthur

Driffield

Son

Single

8

1873

Bury, Lancashire, England

Lilian

Driffield

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Bury, Lancashire, England

Minnie

Driffield

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Bury, Lancashire, England

Thomas

Brown

Father In Law

Married

66

1815

Cheshire, England

Martha

Brown

Mother In Law

Married

69

1812

Cheshire, England

Mary A

Hopley

Servant

Single

23

1858

Farndon, Cheshire, England

Selina

Roberts

Servant

Single

18

1863

Audlem, Cheshire, England

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