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Household of William Hobson (born 1834, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bolton, 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 Hobson and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Hobson, born in 1834 in Bolton, Lancashire, consisted of 6 members. William was the head of the household, married to Ellen Hobson, born in 1835 in Bolton, Lancashire, England. They had 3 children; Clara (born 1863 in Bolton, Lancashire, England), Peter (born 1859 in Bolton, Lancashire, England) and Frederick (born 1859 in Bolton, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Boarder, Nancy Grund, born in 1794 in Horwich, Lancashire, England.


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William Hobson's household

Male

William

Hobson

Head
Female

Ellen

Hobson

Wife
Female

Clara

Hobson

Daughter
Male

Peter

Hobson

Son
Male

Frederick

Hobson

Son
Female

Nancy

Grund

Boarder
First name(s) William
Last name Hobson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 47
Birth year 1834
Birth place Bolton, Lancashire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Hobson

Head

Married

47

1834

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Ellen

Hobson

Wife

Married

46

1835

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Clara

Hobson

Daughter

Single

18

1863

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Peter

Hobson

Son

Single

22

1859

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Frederick

Hobson

Son

Single

22

1859

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Nancy

Grund

Boarder

Single

87

1794

Horwich, Lancashire, England

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