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Household of William H Firth (born 1838, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Chorlton, Lancashire, 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 H Firth and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William H Firth, born in 1838 in Lancashire, consisted of 9 members. William H was the head of the household, married to Sarah Firth, born in 1838 in Manchester, Lancashire, England. They had 4 children; William U (born 1863 in London, Middlesex, England), Fanny (born 1865 in London, Middlesex, England), Harry (born 1867 in Manchester, Lancashire, England) and Rosanna (born 1869 in Manchester, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William H's Mother, Sarah (born 1815 in Sowerby Bridge, Lancashire, England) and William H's Boarder Head, Charles (born 1844 in Durham, Durham, England).


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William H Firth's household

Male

William H

Firth

Head
Female

Sarah

Firth

Wife
Male

William U

Firth

Son
Female

Fanny

Firth

Daughter
Male

Harry

Firth

Son
Female

Rosanna

Firth

Daughter
Female

Sarah

Firth

Mother
Male

Charles

Fairbairn

Boarder Head
Female

Mary

Fairbairn

Wife
First name(s) William H
Last name Firth
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Lancashire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William H

Firth

Head

Married

43

1838

Lancashire, England

Sarah

Firth

Wife

Married

43

1838

Manchester, Lancashire, England

William U

Firth

Son

Single

18

1863

London, Middlesex, England

Fanny

Firth

Daughter

Single

16

1865

London, Middlesex, England

Harry

Firth

Son

Single

14

1867

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Rosanna

Firth

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Sarah

Firth

Mother

Widow

66

1815

Sowerby Bridge, Lancashire, England

Charles

Fairbairn

Boarder Head

Married

37

1844

Durham, Durham, England

Mary

Fairbairn

Wife

Married

33

1848

Bolton, Lancashire, England

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