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Household of William Giles (born 1844, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Selby, 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 Giles and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Giles, born in 1844 in Drax, Yorkshire, consisted of 9 members. William was the head of the household, widower. He had 6 children; Hannah Eliza (born 1865 in Rawcliffe Bridge, Yorkshire, England), Elizabeth (born 1869 in Rawcliffe Bridge, Yorkshire, England), Thomas William (born 1871 in Rawcliffe Bridge, Yorkshire, England), Hannah (born 1872 in Rawcliffe Bridge, Yorkshire, England), George (born 1874 in Newland, Yorkshire, England) and John William (born 1878 in Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Servant, William (born 1861 in North Duffield, Yorkshire, England) and William's Servant, John William (born 1862 in North Duffield, Yorkshire, England).


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William Giles's household

Male

William

Giles

Head
Female

Hannah Eliza

Giles

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Giles

Daughter
Male

Thomas William

Giles

Son
Female

Hannah

Giles

Daughter
Male

George

Giles

Son
Male

John William

Giles

Son
Male

William

Barrett

Servant
Male

John William

Hudson

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Giles
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place Drax, Yorkshire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Giles

Head

Widower

37

1844

Drax, Yorkshire, England

Hannah Eliza

Giles

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Rawcliffe Bridge, Yorkshire, England

Elizabeth

Giles

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Rawcliffe Bridge, Yorkshire, England

Thomas William

Giles

Son

Single

10

1871

Rawcliffe Bridge, Yorkshire, England

Hannah

Giles

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Rawcliffe Bridge, Yorkshire, England

George

Giles

Son

Single

7

1874

Newland, Yorkshire, England

John William

Giles

Son

Single

3

1878

Yorkshire, England

William

Barrett

Servant

Single

20

1861

North Duffield, Yorkshire, England

John William

Hudson

Servant

Single

19

1862

North Duffield, Yorkshire, England

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