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Household of William Farnworth (born 1838, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bolton, Lancashire, 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 Farnworth and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Farnworth, born in 1838 in Sharples, Lancashire, consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, married to Sarah Alice Farnworth, born in 1849 in Lancashire, England. They had 4 children; Alice (born 1875 in Lancashire, England), Amy (born 1876 in Lancashire, England), Wilfred (born 1879 in Lancashire, England) and Frank (born 1880 in Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Boarder, Mary Ann Rostron, born in 1864 in Lancashire, England.


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William Farnworth's household

Male

William

Farnworth

Head
Female

Sarah Alice

Farnworth

Wife
Female

Alice

Farnworth

Daughter
Female

Amy

Farnworth

Daughter
Male

Wilfred

Farnworth

Son
Male

Frank

Farnworth

Son
Female

Mary Ann

Rostron

Boarder
First name(s) William
Last name Farnworth
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Sharples, Lancashire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Farnworth

Head

Married

43

1838

Sharples, Lancashire, England

Sarah Alice

Farnworth

Wife

Married

32

1849

Lancashire, England

Alice

Farnworth

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Lancashire, England

Amy

Farnworth

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Lancashire, England

Wilfred

Farnworth

Son

Single

2

1879

Lancashire, England

Frank

Farnworth

Son

Single

1

1880

Lancashire, England

Mary Ann

Rostron

Boarder

Single

17

1864

Lancashire, England

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