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Household of William Fletcher (born 1838, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Halifax, 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 Fletcher and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Fletcher, born in 1838 in Richmond, Yorkshire, consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, married to Jane Fletcher, born in 1841 in Bedale, Yorkshire, England. They had 4 children; John E (born 1867 in Halifax, Yorkshire, England), Alice (born 1871 in Halifax, Yorkshire, England), Mary A (born 1873 in Halifax, Yorkshire, England) and Edith (born 1875 in Halifax, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Servant, Jane Metcalf, born in 1863 in Bedale, Yorkshire, England.


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William Fletcher's household

Male

William

Fletcher

Head
Female

Jane

Fletcher

Wife
Male

John E

Fletcher

Son
Female

Alice

Fletcher

Daughter
Female

Mary A

Fletcher

Daughter
Female

Edith

Fletcher

Daughter
Female

Jane

Metcalf

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Fletcher
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Richmond, Yorkshire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Fletcher

Head

Married

43

1838

Richmond, Yorkshire, England

Jane

Fletcher

Wife

Married

40

1841

Bedale, Yorkshire, England

John E

Fletcher

Son

Single

14

1867

Halifax, Yorkshire, England

Alice

Fletcher

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Halifax, Yorkshire, England

Mary A

Fletcher

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Halifax, Yorkshire, England

Edith

Fletcher

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Halifax, Yorkshire, England

Jane

Metcalf

Servant

Single

18

1863

Bedale, Yorkshire, England

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