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Household of William Firth (born 1823, Westmorland)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Sunderland, Durham, 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 Firth and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Firth, born in 1823 in Brough, Westmorland, consisted of 10 members. William was the head of the household, married to Ann Firth, born in 1827 in Sunderland, Durham, England. They had 6 children; Jane Banap (born 1856 in Sunderland, Durham, England), Emily (born 1858 in Sunderland, Durham, England), William (born 1860 in Sunderland, Durham, England), Matthew W (born 1862 in Sunderland, Durham, England), Frederick (born 1864 in Sunderland, Durham, England) and Walter (born 1866 in Sunderland, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Boarder, Thomas (born 1852 in Lincolnshire, England) and William's Boarder, George (born 1856 in Alnwick, Northumberland, England).


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William Firth's household

Male

William

Firth

Head
Female

Ann

Firth

Wife
Female

Jane Banap

Firth

Daughter
Female

Emily

Firth

Daughter
Male

William

Firth

Son
Male

Matthew W

Firth

Son
Male

Frederick

Firth

Son
Male

Walter

Firth

Son
Male

Thomas

Drayton

Boarder
Male

George

Cunningham

Boarder
First name(s) William
Last name Firth
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 58
Birth year 1823
Birth place Brough, Westmorland, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Firth

Head

Married

58

1823

Brough, Westmorland, England

Ann

Firth

Wife

Married

54

1827

Sunderland, Durham, England

Jane Banap

Firth

Daughter

Single

25

1856

Sunderland, Durham, England

Emily

Firth

Daughter

Single

23

1858

Sunderland, Durham, England

William

Firth

Son

Single

21

1860

Sunderland, Durham, England

Matthew W

Firth

Son

Single

19

1862

Sunderland, Durham, England

Frederick

Firth

Son

Single

17

1864

Sunderland, Durham, England

Walter

Firth

Son

Single

15

1866

Sunderland, Durham, England

Thomas

Drayton

Boarder

Single

29

1852

Lincolnshire, England

George

Cunningham

Boarder

Single

25

1856

Alnwick, Northumberland, England

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