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Household of William Hamer (born 1845, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Rochdale, 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 Hamer and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Hamer, born in 1845 in Rochdale, Lancashire, consisted of 6 members. William was the head of the household, married to Sarah Ellen Hamer, born in 1838 in Halifax, Yorkshire, England. They had 1 child; Sarah, born 1870 in Sowerby Bridge, Yorkshire, England.
During the period, also present in the household were William's Boarder, James (born 1843 in Rochdale, Lancashire, England), William's Boarder, Elizabeth A (born 1871 in Rochdale, Lancashire, England) and William's Boarder, James ? (born 1876 in Rochdale, Lancashire, England).


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William Hamer's household

Male

William

Hamer

Head
Female

Sarah Ellen

Hamer

Wife
Female

Sarah

Hamer

Daughter
Male

James

Mills

Boarder
Female

Elizabeth A

Mills

Boarder
Male

James ?

Mills

Boarder
First name(s) William
Last name Hamer
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 36
Birth year 1845
Birth place Rochdale, Lancashire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Hamer

Head

Married

36

1845

Rochdale, Lancashire, England

Sarah Ellen

Hamer

Wife

Married

43

1838

Halifax, Yorkshire, England

Sarah

Hamer

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Sowerby Bridge, Yorkshire, England

James

Mills

Boarder

Widower

38

1843

Rochdale, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth A

Mills

Boarder

Single

10

1871

Rochdale, Lancashire, England

James ?

Mills

Boarder

Single

5

1876

Rochdale, Lancashire, England

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