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Household of William Goodwill (born 1832, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wakefield, 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 Goodwill and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Goodwill, born in 1832 in Dunnington, Yorkshire, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Edith Goodwill, born in 1833 in York, Yorkshire, England. They had 3 children; Edith W (born 1861 in Wakefield, Yorkshire, England), Lizzie Jane (born 1863 in Wakefield, Yorkshire, England) and Walter Wm (born 1865 in Wakefield, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Step Daughter, Georgiana (born 1855 in York, Yorkshire, England), William's Servant, Mary Ann (born 1860 in Dunholme, Lincolnshire, England) and William's Visitor, Jane E (born 1849 in Yorkshire, England).


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William Goodwill's household

Male

William

Goodwill

Head
Female

Edith

Goodwill

Wife
Female

Georgiana

Winspear

Step Daughter
Female

Edith W

Goodwill

Daughter
Female

Lizzie Jane

Goodwill

Daughter
Male

Walter Wm

Goodwill

Son
Female

Mary Ann

Curtis

Servant
Female

Jane E

Potter

Visitor
First name(s) William
Last name Goodwill
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 49
Birth year 1832
Birth place Dunnington, Yorkshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Goodwill

Head

Married

49

1832

Dunnington, Yorkshire, England

Edith

Goodwill

Wife

Married

48

1833

York, Yorkshire, England

Georgiana

Winspear

Step Daughter

Single

26

1855

York, Yorkshire, England

Edith W

Goodwill

Daughter

Single

20

1861

Wakefield, Yorkshire, England

Lizzie Jane

Goodwill

Daughter

Single

18

1863

Wakefield, Yorkshire, England

Walter Wm

Goodwill

Son

Single

16

1865

Wakefield, Yorkshire, England

Mary Ann

Curtis

Servant

Single

21

1860

Dunholme, Lincolnshire, England

Jane E

Potter

Visitor

Single

32

1849

Yorkshire, England

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