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Household of William Hobbs (born 1839)

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

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Hobbs, born in 1839 in , consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Ester Hobbs, born in 1841 in Dudley, Worcestershire, England. They had 5 children; Samuel (born 1862 in Dudley, Worcestershire, England), John Thos (born 1868 in Dudley, Worcestershire, England), William E (born 1870 in Altofts, Yorkshire, England), Charles H (born 1877 in Altofts, Yorkshire, England) and Roshannah (born 1881 in Altofts, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Visitor, Martha Percy, born in 1849 in Staffordshire, England.


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William Hobbs's household

Male

William

Hobbs

Head
Female

Ester

Hobbs

Wife
Male

Samuel

Hobbs

Son
Male

John Thos

Hobbs

Son
Male

William E

Hobbs

Son
Male

Charles H

Hobbs

Son
Female

Roshannah

Hobbs

Daughter
Female

Martha

Percy

Visitor
First name(s) William
Last name Hobbs
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place -

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Hobbs

Head

Married

42

1839

-

Ester

Hobbs

Wife

Married

40

1841

Dudley, Worcestershire, England

Samuel

Hobbs

Son

Single

19

1862

Dudley, Worcestershire, England

John Thos

Hobbs

Son

Single

13

1868

Dudley, Worcestershire, England

William E

Hobbs

Son

Single

11

1870

Altofts, Yorkshire, England

Charles H

Hobbs

Son

Single

4

1877

Altofts, Yorkshire, England

Roshannah

Hobbs

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Altofts, Yorkshire, England

Martha

Percy

Visitor

Married

32

1849

Staffordshire, England

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