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Household of William Fisher (born 1841, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wakefield, 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 Fisher and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Fisher, born in 1841 in Thornhill, Yorkshire, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Sarah Jane Fisher, born in 1842 in Wakefield, Yorkshire, England. They had 5 children; Annie (born 1869 in Horbury, Yorkshire, England), Emma (born 1871 in Horbury, Yorkshire, England), Maria (born 1873 in Horbury, Yorkshire, England), Margaret (born 1875 in Horbury, Yorkshire, England) and Frank K (born 1877 in Horbury, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Father, Andrew Fisher, born in 1819 in Flockton, Yorkshire, England.


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William Fisher's household

Male

William

Fisher

Head
Female

Sarah Jane

Fisher

Wife
Female

Annie

Fisher

Daughter
Female

Emma

Fisher

Daughter
Female

Maria

Fisher

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Fisher

Daughter
Male

Frank K

Fisher

Son
Male

Andrew

Fisher

Father
First name(s) William
Last name Fisher
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Thornhill, Yorkshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Fisher

Head

Married

40

1841

Thornhill, Yorkshire, England

Sarah Jane

Fisher

Wife

Married

39

1842

Wakefield, Yorkshire, England

Annie

Fisher

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Horbury, Yorkshire, England

Emma

Fisher

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Horbury, Yorkshire, England

Maria

Fisher

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Horbury, Yorkshire, England

Margaret

Fisher

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Horbury, Yorkshire, England

Frank K

Fisher

Son

Single

4

1877

Horbury, Yorkshire, England

Andrew

Fisher

Father

Widower

62

1819

Flockton, Yorkshire, England

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