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Household of William Henshall (born 1826, Cheshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Altrincham, Cheshire, 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 Henshall and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Henshall, born in 1826 in Wilmslow, Cheshire, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Mary Henshall, born in 1823 in Heaton Mersey, Lancashire, England. They had 4 children; Frank (born 1854 in Wilmslow, Cheshire, England), Arthur (born 1858 in Wilmslow, Cheshire, England), Alice (born 1864 in Wilmslow, Cheshire, England) and Eva (born 1867 in Wilmslow, Cheshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Apprentice, John (born 1861 in Hazel Grove, Cheshire, England) and William's Apprentice, Albert D (born 1867 in Manchester, Lancashire, England).


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William Henshall's household

Male

William

Henshall

Head
Female

Mary

Henshall

Wife
Male

Frank

Henshall

Son
Male

Arthur

Henshall

Son
Female

Alice

Henshall

Daughter
Female

Eva

Henshall

Daughter
Male

John

Duncliff

Apprentice
Male

Albert D

Dean

Apprentice
First name(s) William
Last name Henshall
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 55
Birth year 1826
Birth place Wilmslow, Cheshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Henshall

Head

Married

55

1826

Wilmslow, Cheshire, England

Mary

Henshall

Wife

Married

58

1823

Heaton Mersey, Lancashire, England

Frank

Henshall

Son

Single

27

1854

Wilmslow, Cheshire, England

Arthur

Henshall

Son

Single

23

1858

Wilmslow, Cheshire, England

Alice

Henshall

Daughter

Single

17

1864

Wilmslow, Cheshire, England

Eva

Henshall

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Wilmslow, Cheshire, England

John

Duncliff

Apprentice

Single

20

1861

Hazel Grove, Cheshire, England

Albert D

Dean

Apprentice

Single

14

1867

Manchester, Lancashire, England

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