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Household of William Ferguson (born 1840)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Barrow in Furness, 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 Ferguson and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Ferguson, born in 1840 in , consisted of 6 members. William was the head of the household, widower. He had 3 children; Elizabeth C (born 1875 in Barrow, Lancashire, England), Robert B (born 1877 in Barrow, Lancashire, England) and John S (born 1879 in Barrow, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Servant, Harriet (born 1845 in Chatteris, Cambridgeshire, England) and William's Servant, Ellen (born 1862 in Broughton, Lancashire, England).


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William Ferguson's household

Male

William

Ferguson

Head
Female

Elizabeth C

Ferguson

Daughter
Male

Robert B

Ferguson

Son
Male

John S

Ferguson

Son
Female

Harriet

Uffendall

Servant
Female

Ellen

Kitchin

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Ferguson
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Ferguson

Head

Widower

41

1840

Scotland

Elizabeth C

Ferguson

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Barrow, Lancashire, England

Robert B

Ferguson

Son

Single

4

1877

Barrow, Lancashire, England

John S

Ferguson

Son

Single

2

1879

Barrow, Lancashire, England

Harriet

Uffendall

Servant

Single

36

1845

Chatteris, Cambridgeshire, England

Ellen

Kitchin

Servant

Single

19

1862

Broughton, Lancashire, England

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