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Household of William Farr (born 1823, Bedfordshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Sheffield, 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 Farr and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Farr, born in 1823 in Lidlington, Bedfordshire, consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, married to Sarah Elizabeth Farr, born in 1826 in Ampthill, Bedfordshire, England. They had 4 children; George (born 1856 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England), Alice (born 1863 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England), William (born 1861 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England) and Clara (born 1868 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Servant, Elizabeth Mogley, born in 1867 in Chapeltown, Yorkshire, England.


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William Farr's household

Male

William

Farr

Head
Female

Sarah Elizabeth

Farr

Wife
Male

George

Farr

Son
Female

Alice

Farr

Daughter
Male

William

Farr

Son
Female

Clara

Farr

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Mogley

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Farr
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 58
Birth year 1823
Birth place Lidlington, Bedfordshire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Farr

Head

Married

58

1823

Lidlington, Bedfordshire, England

Sarah Elizabeth

Farr

Wife

Married

55

1826

Ampthill, Bedfordshire, England

George

Farr

Son

Single

25

1856

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Alice

Farr

Daughter

Single

18

1863

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

William

Farr

Son

Single

20

1861

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Clara

Farr

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Elizabeth

Mogley

Servant

Single

14

1867

Chapeltown, Yorkshire, England

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