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Household of William Fearnley (born 1850, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Chelsea, London,Middlesex, 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 Fearnley and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Fearnley, born in 1850 in Bradford, Yorkshire, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Sarah A Fearnley, born in 1847 in Woolwich, Kent, England. They had 3 children; Harriet M (born 1876 in Holloway, Middlesex, England), Frances E (born 1878 in Highgate, Middlesex, England) and Maude (born 1874 in Paddington, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Nephew, Robert F (born 1873 in Birkenhead, Cheshire, England), William's Servant, Francis (born 1862 in Paddington, Middlesex, England) and William's Lodger Head, Harriet (born 1851 in Healey, Cambridgeshire, England).


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William Fearnley's household

Male

William

Fearnley

Head
Female

Sarah A

Fearnley

Wife
Female

Harriet M

Fearnley

Daughter
Female

Frances E

Fearnley

Daughter
Male

Robert F

Fearnley

Nephew
Male

Francis

Whaton

Servant
Female

Harriet

Topping

Lodger Head
Female

Maude

Topping

Daughter
First name(s) William
Last name Fearnley
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 31
Birth year 1850
Birth place Bradford, Yorkshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Fearnley

Head

Married

31

1850

Bradford, Yorkshire, England

Sarah A

Fearnley

Wife

Married

34

1847

Woolwich, Kent, England

Harriet M

Fearnley

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Holloway, Middlesex, England

Frances E

Fearnley

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Highgate, Middlesex, England

Robert F

Fearnley

Nephew

Single

8

1873

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England

Francis

Whaton

Servant

Single

19

1862

Paddington, Middlesex, England

Harriet

Topping

Lodger Head

Single

30

1851

Healey, Cambridgeshire, England

Maude

Topping

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Paddington, Middlesex, England

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