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Household of William Hargreaves (born 1851, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Blackburn, 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 Hargreaves and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Hargreaves, born in 1851 in Blackburn, Lancashire, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Margaret Hargreaves, born in 1850 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England. They had 5 children; M (born 1873 in Burnley, Lancashire, England), Mary J (born 1875 in Accrington, Lancashire, England), Margaret A (born 1876 in Lancaster, Lancashire, England), Sarah A (born 1878 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England) and Lilly (born 1881 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Cousin, Margaret W Caton, born in 1855 in Stafford, Staffordshire, England.


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William Hargreaves's household

Male

William

Hargreaves

Head
Female

Margaret

Hargreaves

Wife
Male

M

Hargreaves

Son
Female

Mary J

Hargreaves

Daughter
Female

Margaret A

Hargreaves

Daughter
Female

Sarah A

Hargreaves

Daughter
Female

Lilly

Hargreaves

Daughter
Female

Margaret W

Caton

Cousin
First name(s) William
Last name Hargreaves
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 30
Birth year 1851
Birth place Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Hargreaves

Head

Married

30

1851

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Margaret

Hargreaves

Wife

Married

31

1850

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

M

Hargreaves

Son

Single

8

1873

Burnley, Lancashire, England

Mary J

Hargreaves

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Accrington, Lancashire, England

Margaret A

Hargreaves

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Lancaster, Lancashire, England

Sarah A

Hargreaves

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Lilly

Hargreaves

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Margaret W

Caton

Cousin

Single

26

1855

Stafford, Staffordshire, England

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