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Household of William Farr (born 1848, Wiltshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales

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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 14 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Farr, born in 1848 in Trowbridge, Wiltshire, consisted of 15 members. William was the head of the household, married to Caroline Farr, born in 1850 in Trowbridge, Wiltshire, England. They had 5 children; William A J (born 1871 in Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales), Ellen (born 1873 in Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales), Harry L (born 1876 in Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales), Caroline (born 1878 in Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales) and Frank A (born 1881 in Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Brother, Frank (born 1855 in Trowbridge, Wiltshire, England), William's Sister In Law, Sarah A (born 1857 in Bradford, Wiltshire, England), William's Nephew, Charles (born 1875 in United States), William's Niece, Rose E (born 1876 in Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales), William's Nephew, Francis L (born 1878 in Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales), William's Brother, Albert E (born 1864 in Trowbridge, Wiltshire, England), William's Boarder, George (born 1862 in Trowbridge, Wiltshire, England) and William's Boarder, Alfred (born 1864 in Trowbridge, Wiltshire, England).


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William Farr's household

Male

William

Farr

Head
Female

Caroline

Farr

Wife
Male

William A J

Farr

Son
Female

Ellen

Farr

Daughter
Male

Harry L

Farr

Son
Female

Caroline

Farr

Daughter
Male

Frank A

Farr

Son
Male

Frank

Farr

Brother
Female

Sarah A

Farr

Sister In Law
Male

Charles

Farr

Nephew
Female

Rose E

Farr

Niece
Male

Francis L

Farr

Nephew
Male

Albert E

Farr

Brother
Male

George

Butcher

Boarder
Male

Alfred

Butcher

Boarder
First name(s) William
Last name Farr
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 33
Birth year 1848
Birth place Trowbridge, Wiltshire, England

Household members (15 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Farr

Head

Married

33

1848

Trowbridge, Wiltshire, England

Caroline

Farr

Wife

Married

31

1850

Trowbridge, Wiltshire, England

William A J

Farr

Son

Single

10

1871

Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales

Ellen

Farr

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales

Harry L

Farr

Son

Single

5

1876

Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales

Caroline

Farr

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales

Frank A

Farr

Son

Single

0

1881

Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales

Frank

Farr

Brother

Married

26

1855

Trowbridge, Wiltshire, England

Sarah A

Farr

Sister In Law

Married

24

1857

Bradford, Wiltshire, England

Charles

Farr

Nephew

Single

6

1875

United States

Rose E

Farr

Niece

Single

5

1876

Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales

Francis L

Farr

Nephew

Single

3

1878

Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales

Albert E

Farr

Brother

Single

17

1864

Trowbridge, Wiltshire, England

George

Butcher

Boarder

Single

19

1862

Trowbridge, Wiltshire, England

Alfred

Butcher

Boarder

Single

17

1864

Trowbridge, Wiltshire, England

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