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Household of William Hamnett (born 1831, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bolton, 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 Hamnett and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Hamnett, born in 1831 in Flixton, Lancashire, consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, married to Ann Hamnett, born in 1833 in Manchester, Lancashire, England. They had 3 children; Benjamin (born 1859 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), William (born 1865 in Manchester, Lancashire, England) and Hannah (born 1860 in Manchester, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Nephew, John (born 1871 in Manchester, Lancashire, England) and William's Lodger, Bernard (born 1853 in Kilmore, Ireland).


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William Hamnett's household

Male

William

Hamnett

Head
Female

Ann

Hamnett

Wife
Male

Benjamin

Hamnett

Son
Male

William

Hamnett

Son
Female

Hannah

Hamnett

Daughter
Male

John

Croston

Nephew
Male

Bernard

Kelly

Lodger
First name(s) William
Last name Hamnett
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 50
Birth year 1831
Birth place Flixton, Lancashire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Hamnett

Head

Married

50

1831

Flixton, Lancashire, England

Ann

Hamnett

Wife

Married

48

1833

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Benjamin

Hamnett

Son

Single

22

1859

Manchester, Lancashire, England

William

Hamnett

Son

Single

16

1865

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Hannah

Hamnett

Daughter

Single

21

1860

Manchester, Lancashire, England

John

Croston

Nephew

Single

10

1871

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Bernard

Kelly

Lodger

Single

28

1853

Kilmore, Ireland

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