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Household of William H Maxstead (born 1845, Cheshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Manchester, 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 Maxstead and 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William H Maxstead, born in 1845 in Middlewich, Cheshire, consisted of 11 members. William H was the head of the household, married to Ellen Maxstead, born in 1847 in Salford, England. They had 7 children; Mary E (born 1867 in Crewe, Cheshire, England), William (born 1869 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), James Hy (born 1873 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), Eleanor (born 1873 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), Elizabeth (born 1875 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), Hannah (born 1878 in Manchester, Lancashire, England) and Leah (born 1880 in Manchester, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William H's Mother, Elizabeth (born 1817 in Manchester, Lancashire, England) and William H's Lodger, Sarah (born 1833 in Newry, Ireland).


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William H Maxstead's household

Male

William H

Maxstead

Head
Female

Ellen

Maxstead

Wife
Female

Mary E

Maxstead

Daughter
Male

William

Maxstead

Son
Male

James Hy

Maxstead

Son
Female

Eleanor

Maxstead

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Maxstead

Daughter
Female

Hannah

Maxstead

Daughter
Female

Leah

Maxstead

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

McGuiness

Mother
Female

Sarah

Fox

Lodger
First name(s) William H
Last name Maxstead
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 36
Birth year 1845
Birth place Middlewich, Cheshire, England

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William H

Maxstead

Head

Married

36

1845

Middlewich, Cheshire, England

Ellen

Maxstead

Wife

Married

34

1847

Salford, England

Mary E

Maxstead

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Crewe, Cheshire, England

William

Maxstead

Son

Single

12

1869

Manchester, Lancashire, England

James Hy

Maxstead

Son

Single

8

1873

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Eleanor

Maxstead

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Maxstead

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Hannah

Maxstead

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Leah

Maxstead

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

McGuiness

Mother

Widow

64

1817

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Sarah

Fox

Lodger

Widow

48

1833

Newry, Ireland

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