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Household of William Evans (born 1839, Shropshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Birmingham, Warwickshire, 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 1839 in Wem, Shropshire, consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, married to Elfrida Evans, born in 1833 in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England. They had 3 children; Walter (born 1867 in Cradley, Staffordshire, England), Arthur (born 1871 in Cradley, Staffordshire, England) and Ada (born 1876 in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Stepson, William H (born 1859 in King's Norton, Worcestershire, England) and William's Stepson, Samuel (born 1864 in King's Norton, Worcestershire, England).


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William Evans's household

Male

William

Evans

Head
Female

Elfrida

Evans

Wife
Male

William H

Forrest

Stepson
Male

Samuel

Forrest

Stepson
Male

Walter

Evans

Son
Male

Arthur

Evans

Son
Female

Ada

Evans

Daughter
First name(s) William
Last name Evans
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Wem, Shropshire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Evans

Head

Married

42

1839

Wem, Shropshire, England

Elfrida

Evans

Wife

Married

48

1833

Birmingham, Warwickshire, England

William H

Forrest

Stepson

Single

22

1859

King's Norton, Worcestershire, England

Samuel

Forrest

Stepson

Single

17

1864

King's Norton, Worcestershire, England

Walter

Evans

Son

Single

14

1867

Cradley, Staffordshire, England

Arthur

Evans

Son

Single

10

1871

Cradley, Staffordshire, England

Ada

Evans

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Birmingham, Warwickshire, England

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