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Household of William Head (born 1840, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Shoreditch, London,Middlesex, 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 Head and 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Head, born in 1840 in Yorkshire, consisted of 11 members. William was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Head, born in 1833 in Yorkshire, England. They had 5 children; William (born 1867 in Eston, Yorkshire, England), Sarah E (born 1864 in Carthorpe, Yorkshire, England), Catherine H (born 1868 in Yorkshire, England), Wilson (born 1871 in Finsbury, Middlesex, England) and Jarvis (born 1875 in Hoxton, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Visitor, Isabella (born 1852 in Yorkshire, England), William's Boarder, George (born 1854 in Eccleshall, Yorkshire, England), William's Boarder, Matthew (born 1857 in Stockton, Durham, England) and William's Boarder, Arthur (born 1863 in Durham, England).


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William Head's household

Male

William

Head

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Head

Wife
Male

William

Head

Son
Female

Sarah E

Head

Daughter
Female

Catherine H

Head

Daughter
Male

Wilson

Head

Son
Male

Jarvis

Head

Son
Female

Isabella

Stimby

Visitor
Male

George

Craven

Boarder
Male

Matthew

Skilbeek

Boarder
Male

Arthur

Myers

Boarder
First name(s) William
Last name Head
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Yorkshire, England

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Head

Head

Married

41

1840

Yorkshire, England

Elizabeth

Head

Wife

Married

48

1833

Yorkshire, England

William

Head

Son

Single

14

1867

Eston, Yorkshire, England

Sarah E

Head

Daughter

Single

17

1864

Carthorpe, Yorkshire, England

Catherine H

Head

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Yorkshire, England

Wilson

Head

Son

Single

10

1871

Finsbury, Middlesex, England

Jarvis

Head

Son

Single

6

1875

Hoxton, Middlesex, England

Isabella

Stimby

Visitor

Single

29

1852

Yorkshire, England

George

Craven

Boarder

Single

27

1854

Eccleshall, Yorkshire, England

Matthew

Skilbeek

Boarder

Single

24

1857

Stockton, Durham, England

Arthur

Myers

Boarder

Single

18

1863

Durham, England

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