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Household of William Evans (born 1845, Staffordshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Walsall, Staffordshire, 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 Evans and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Evans, born in 1845 in Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Evans, born in 1839 in Norwich, Norfolk, England. They had 2 children; Beatrice E (born 1876 in Brownhills, Staffordshire, England) and Alice L (born 1878 in Brownhills, Staffordshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Step Daughter, Frances (born 1860 in Brownhills, Staffordshire, England), William's Step Son, Albert (born 1866 in Brownhills, Staffordshire, England) and William's Servant, Mary (born 1868 in Brownhills, Staffordshire, England).


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William Evans's household

Male

William

Evans

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Evans

Wife
Female

Frances

Colley

Step Daughter
Male

Albert

Colley

Step Son
Female

Beatrice E

Evans

Daughter
Female

Alice L

Evans

Daughter
Female

Mary

Gilbert

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Evans
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 36
Birth year 1845
Birth place Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Evans

Head

Married

36

1845

Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England

Elizabeth

Evans

Wife

Married

42

1839

Norwich, Norfolk, England

Frances

Colley

Step Daughter

Single

21

1860

Brownhills, Staffordshire, England

Albert

Colley

Step Son

Single

15

1866

Brownhills, Staffordshire, England

Beatrice E

Evans

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Brownhills, Staffordshire, England

Alice L

Evans

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Brownhills, Staffordshire, England

Mary

Gilbert

Servant

Single

13

1868

Brownhills, Staffordshire, England

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