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Household of William Eccles (born 1826, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Halifax, 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 Eccles and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Eccles, born in 1826 in Barkisland, Yorkshire, consisted of 5 members. William was the head of the household, married to Mary Eccles, born in 1824 in Sowerby, Yorkshire, England. They had 2 children; Foster K (born 1861 in Elland, Yorkshire, England) and Edwin (born 1866 in Elland, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Lodger Head, Luke Shaw, born in 1832 in Greetland, Yorkshire, England.


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William Eccles's household

Male

William

Eccles

Head
Female

Mary

Eccles

Wife
Male

Luke

Shaw

Lodger Head
Male

Foster K

Shaw

Son
Male

Edwin

Shaw

Son
First name(s) William
Last name Eccles
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 55
Birth year 1826
Birth place Barkisland, Yorkshire, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Eccles

Head

Married

55

1826

Barkisland, Yorkshire, England

Mary

Eccles

Wife

Married

57

1824

Sowerby, Yorkshire, England

Luke

Shaw

Lodger Head

Married

49

1832

Greetland, Yorkshire, England

Foster K

Shaw

Son

Single

20

1861

Elland, Yorkshire, England

Edwin

Shaw

Son

Single

15

1866

Elland, Yorkshire, England

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