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Household of William Fothergill (born 1849, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in York, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (East 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 Fothergill and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Fothergill, born in 1849 in Yorkshire, consisted of 9 members. William was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Fothergill, born in 1852 in Easingwold, Yorkshire, England. They had 4 children; Jabez (born 1872 in Easingwold, Yorkshire, England), Elizabeth A (born 1874 in York, Yorkshire, England), John W (born 1877 in York, Yorkshire, England) and Thomas (born 1880 in York, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Boarder, George (born 1850 in Hull, Yorkshire, England), William's Boarder, William (born 1859 in Thirsk, Yorkshire, England) and William's Boarder, Thomas (born 1858 in Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England).


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William Fothergill's household

Male

William

Fothergill

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Fothergill

Wife
Male

Jabez

Fothergill

Son
Female

Elizabeth A

Fothergill

Daughter
Male

John W

Fothergill

Son
Male

Thomas

Fothergill

Son
Male

George

Ellis

Boarder
Male

William

Barker

Boarder
Male

Thomas

Mc Intosh

Boarder
First name(s) William
Last name Fothergill
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 32
Birth year 1849
Birth place Yorkshire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Fothergill

Head

Married

32

1849

Yorkshire, England

Elizabeth

Fothergill

Wife

Married

29

1852

Easingwold, Yorkshire, England

Jabez

Fothergill

Son

Single

9

1872

Easingwold, Yorkshire, England

Elizabeth A

Fothergill

Daughter

Single

7

1874

York, Yorkshire, England

John W

Fothergill

Son

Single

4

1877

York, Yorkshire, England

Thomas

Fothergill

Son

Single

1

1880

York, Yorkshire, England

George

Ellis

Boarder

Single

31

1850

Hull, Yorkshire, England

William

Barker

Boarder

Single

22

1859

Thirsk, Yorkshire, England

Thomas

Mc Intosh

Boarder

Single

23

1858

Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England

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