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Household of William Hanson (born 1856, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Pontefract, 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 Hanson and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Hanson, born in 1856 in Haggate, Yorkshire, consisted of 5 members. William was the head of the household, married to Jane Hanson, born in 1853 in Wetwang, Yorkshire, England. They had 2 children; Annie (born 1877 in Wetwang, Yorkshire, England) and Alice (born 1881 in Pontefract, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Visitor, Elizabeth Austin, born in 1857 in Wetwang, Yorkshire, England.


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William Hanson's household

Male

William

Hanson

Head
Female

Jane

Hanson

Wife
Female

Annie

Hanson

Daughter
Female

Alice

Hanson

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Austin

Visitor
First name(s) William
Last name Hanson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 25
Birth year 1856
Birth place Haggate, Yorkshire, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Hanson

Head

Married

25

1856

Haggate, Yorkshire, England

Jane

Hanson

Wife

Married

28

1853

Wetwang, Yorkshire, England

Annie

Hanson

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Wetwang, Yorkshire, England

Alice

Hanson

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Pontefract, Yorkshire, England

Elizabeth

Austin

Visitor

Married

24

1857

Wetwang, Yorkshire, England

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