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Household of William Giles (born 1837, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Chester, Cheshire, 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 Giles and 19 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Giles, born in 1837 in Eccles, Lancashire, consisted of 20 members. William was the head of the household, married to Rebecca F Giles, born in 1836 in Huntingdon, Huntingdonshire, England. They had 9 children; Charlotte (born 1859 in Cheshire, England), Amy R (born 1861 in Cheshire, England), Edward S (born 1863 in Cheshire, England), Alfred S (born 1867 in Cheshire, England), Archibald W (born 1869 in Cheshire, England), Gustavus T (born 1871 in Cheshire, England), Emily F (born 1872 in Cheshire, England), Harold E (born 1874 in Cheshire, England) and Hilda M (born 1878 in Cheshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Visitor, Fanny H (born 1854 in Rusholme, Lancashire, England), William's Boarder, Rudolph (born 1861 in Rusholme, Lancashire, England), William's Boarder, Alfred G R (born 1866 in Wales), William's Boarder, Richard (born 1867 in Kirkham, Lancashire, England), William's Boarder, William (born 1870 in Wales), William's Boarder, John (born 1870 in Northwich, Cheshire, England), William's Servant, Mary I (born 1858 in England), William's Servant, Harriet (born 1865 in Cheshire, England) and William's Servant, Esther (born 1863 in Cheshire, England).


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William Giles's household

Male

William

Giles

Head
Female

Rebecca F

Giles

Wife
Female

Charlotte

Giles

Daughter
Female

Amy R

Giles

Daughter
Male

Edward S

Giles

Son
Male

Alfred S

Giles

Son
Male

Archibald W

Giles

Son
Male

Gustavus T

Giles

Son
Female

Emily F

Giles

Daughter
Male

Harold E

Giles

Son
Female

Hilda M

Giles

Daughter
Female

Fanny H

Salmonson

Visitor
Male

Rudolph

Salmonson

Boarder
Male

Alfred G R

Christian

Boarder
Male

Richard

Catherall

Boarder
Male

William

Rowland

Boarder
Male

John

Burgess

Boarder
Female

Mary I

Davies

Servant
Female

Harriet

Macfarlane

Servant
Female

Esther

Parkington

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Giles
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 44
Birth year 1837
Birth place Eccles, Lancashire, England

Household members (20 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Giles

Head

Married

44

1837

Eccles, Lancashire, England

Rebecca F

Giles

Wife

Married

45

1836

Huntingdon, Huntingdonshire, England

Charlotte

Giles

Daughter

Single

22

1859

Cheshire, England

Amy R

Giles

Daughter

Single

20

1861

Cheshire, England

Edward S

Giles

Son

Single

18

1863

Cheshire, England

Alfred S

Giles

Son

Single

14

1867

Cheshire, England

Archibald W

Giles

Son

Single

12

1869

Cheshire, England

Gustavus T

Giles

Son

Single

10

1871

Cheshire, England

Emily F

Giles

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Cheshire, England

Harold E

Giles

Son

Single

7

1874

Cheshire, England

Hilda M

Giles

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Cheshire, England

Fanny H

Salmonson

Visitor

Single

27

1854

Rusholme, Lancashire, England

Rudolph

Salmonson

Boarder

Single

20

1861

Rusholme, Lancashire, England

Alfred G R

Christian

Boarder

Single

15

1866

Wales

Richard

Catherall

Boarder

Single

14

1867

Kirkham, Lancashire, England

William

Rowland

Boarder

Single

11

1870

Wales

John

Burgess

Boarder

Single

11

1870

Northwich, Cheshire, England

Mary I

Davies

Servant

Married

23

1858

England

Harriet

Macfarlane

Servant

Single

16

1865

Cheshire, England

Esther

Parkington

Servant

Single

18

1863

Cheshire, England

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