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Household of William Harrison (born 1842, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in West Derby, 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 Harrison and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Harrison, born in 1842 in Liverpool, Lancashire, consisted of 6 members. William was the head of the household, married to Ellen Harrison, born in 1850 in United States. They had 2 children; Arthur (born 1874 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England) and Margaret (born 1877 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Visitor, Sarah (born 1849 in Ireland) and William's Servant, Catherine (born 1849 in Ireland).


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William Harrison's household

Male

William

Harrison

Head
Female

Ellen

Harrison

Wife
Male

Arthur

Harrison

Son
Female

Margaret

Harrison

Daughter
Female

Sarah

Murphy

Visitor
Female

Catherine

Treacy

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Harrison
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Harrison

Head

Married

39

1842

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Ellen

Harrison

Wife

Married

31

1850

United States

Arthur

Harrison

Son

Single

7

1874

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Margaret

Harrison

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Sarah

Murphy

Visitor

Single

32

1849

Ireland

Catherine

Treacy

Servant

Single

32

1849

Ireland

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