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Household of William Godfrey (born 1804, Nottinghamshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, 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 Godfrey and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Godfrey, born in 1804 in Nottinghamshire, consisted of 9 members. William was the head of the household, widower. He had 3 children; Sarah (born 1844 in Fillingham, Lincolnshire, England), Lizzie (born 1850 in Fillingham, Lincolnshire, England) and William Thos (born 1859 in Fillingham, Lincolnshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Servant, William (born 1859 in Fillingham, Lincolnshire, England), William's Servant, William (born 1840 in Fillingham, Lincolnshire, England), William's Servant, William (born 1862 in Fillingham, Lincolnshire, England), William's Servant, Alice (born 1864 in Bardney, Lincolnshire, England) and William's Servant, Mary J (born 1867 in Upton, Lincolnshire, England).


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William Godfrey's household

Male

William

Godfrey

Head
Female

Sarah

Godfrey

Daughter
Female

Lizzie

Godfrey

Daughter
Male

William Thos

Godfrey

Son
Male

William

Hucknall

Servant
Male

William

Dixon

Servant
Male

William

Storr

Servant
Female

Alice

Espin

Servant
Female

Mary J

Fox

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Godfrey
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 77
Birth year 1804
Birth place Nottinghamshire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Godfrey

Head

Widower

77

1804

Nottinghamshire, England

Sarah

Godfrey

Daughter

Single

37

1844

Fillingham, Lincolnshire, England

Lizzie

Godfrey

Daughter

Single

31

1850

Fillingham, Lincolnshire, England

William Thos

Godfrey

Son

Single

22

1859

Fillingham, Lincolnshire, England

William

Hucknall

Servant

Single

22

1859

Fillingham, Lincolnshire, England

William

Dixon

Servant

Married

41

1840

Fillingham, Lincolnshire, England

William

Storr

Servant

Single

19

1862

Fillingham, Lincolnshire, England

Alice

Espin

Servant

Single

17

1864

Bardney, Lincolnshire, England

Mary J

Fox

Servant

Single

14

1867

Upton, Lincolnshire, England

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