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Household of William Fletcher (born 1827, Lancashire)

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

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Fletcher, born in 1827 in Clayton Le Dale, Lancashire, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Alice Fletcher, born in 1843 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England. They had 4 children; William (born 1862 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England), George (born 1866 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England), Elizabeth (born 1864 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England) and Mary (born 1865 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Wifes Son, William (born 1863 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England) and William's Wifes Daughter, Mary Jane (born 1865 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England).


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William Fletcher's household

Male

William

Fletcher

Head
Female

Alice

Fletcher

Wife
Male

William

Fletcher

Son
Male

George

Fletcher

Son
Male

William

Adcroft

Wifes Son
Female

Elizabeth

Fletcher

Daughter
Female

Mary

Fletcher

Daughter
Female

Mary Jane

Adcroft

Wifes Daughter
First name(s) William
Last name Fletcher
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 54
Birth year 1827
Birth place Clayton Le Dale, Lancashire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Fletcher

Head

Married

54

1827

Clayton Le Dale, Lancashire, England

Alice

Fletcher

Wife

Married

38

1843

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

William

Fletcher

Son

Single

19

1862

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

George

Fletcher

Son

Single

15

1866

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

William

Adcroft

Wifes Son

Single

18

1863

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Fletcher

Daughter

Single

17

1864

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Mary

Fletcher

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Mary Jane

Adcroft

Wifes Daughter

Single

16

1865

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

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