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Household of William Gethings (born 1841, Staffordshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Hemsworth, 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 Gethings and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Gethings, born in 1841 in Shelve, Staffordshire, consisted of 10 members. William was the head of the household, married to Martha Gethings, born in 1831 in Shropshire, England. They had 1 child; Eliza, born 1857 in Shropshire, England. They had 2 grandchildren; Martha A (born 1879 in Morley, Yorkshire, England) and George H (born 1879 in Morley, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Boarder, Thomas (born 1844 in Shropshire, England), William's Boarder, John (born 1853 in Falfield, Gloucestershire, England), William's Boarder, John (born 1858 in Aberdare, Glamorganshire, Wales), William's Boarder, George (born 1849 in Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England) and William's Lodger, William (born 1844 in Norton, Somerset, England).


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William Gethings's household

Male

William

Gethings

Head
Female

Martha

Gethings

Wife
Female

Eliza

Gethings

Daughter
Female

Martha A

Gethings

Grand Daughter
Male

George H

Cupper

Grand Son
Male

Thomas

Simonds

Boarder
Male

John

Bevan

Boarder
Male

John

Davis

Boarder
Male

George

Watson

Boarder
Male

William

Parker

Lodger
First name(s) William
Last name Gethings
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Shelve, Staffordshire, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Gethings

Head

Married

40

1841

Shelve, Staffordshire, England

Martha

Gethings

Wife

Married

50

1831

Shropshire, England

Eliza

Gethings

Daughter

Widow

24

1857

Shropshire, England

Martha A

Gethings

Grand Daughter

Single

2

1879

Morley, Yorkshire, England

George H

Cupper

Grand Son

Single

2

1879

Morley, Yorkshire, England

Thomas

Simonds

Boarder

Married

37

1844

Shropshire, England

John

Bevan

Boarder

Single

28

1853

Falfield, Gloucestershire, England

John

Davis

Boarder

Single

23

1858

Aberdare, Glamorganshire, Wales

George

Watson

Boarder

Single

32

1849

Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England

William

Parker

Lodger

Single

37

1844

Norton, Somerset, England

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