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Household of William Hodgson (born 1839, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Blackburn, 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 Hodgson and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Hodgson, born in 1839 in Great Harwood, Lancashire, consisted of 9 members. William was the head of the household, married to Alice Hodgson, born in 1844 in Great Harwood, Lancashire, England. They had 5 children; Francis (born 1867 in Great Harwood, Lancashire, England), Holden (born 1872 in Great Harwood, Lancashire, England), James (born 1874 in Great Harwood, Lancashire, England), Fred (born 1877 in Great Harwood, Lancashire, England) and Grace Leah (born 1880 in Great Harwood, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Boarder, Robert (born 1858 in Great Harwood, Lancashire, England) and William's Boarder, Lawrence (born 1866 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England).


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William Hodgson's household

Male

William

Hodgson

Head
Female

Alice

Hodgson

Wife
Male

Francis

Hodgson

Son
Male

Holden

Hodgson

Son
Male

James

Hodgson

Son
Male

Fred

Hodgson

Son
Female

Grace Leah

Hodgson

Daughter
Male

Robert

Catterall

Boarder
Male

Lawrence

Sharples

Boarder
First name(s) William
Last name Hodgson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Great Harwood, Lancashire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Hodgson

Head

Married

42

1839

Great Harwood, Lancashire, England

Alice

Hodgson

Wife

Married

37

1844

Great Harwood, Lancashire, England

Francis

Hodgson

Son

Single

14

1867

Great Harwood, Lancashire, England

Holden

Hodgson

Son

Single

9

1872

Great Harwood, Lancashire, England

James

Hodgson

Son

Single

7

1874

Great Harwood, Lancashire, England

Fred

Hodgson

Son

Single

4

1877

Great Harwood, Lancashire, England

Grace Leah

Hodgson

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Great Harwood, Lancashire, England

Robert

Catterall

Boarder

Single

23

1858

Great Harwood, Lancashire, England

Lawrence

Sharples

Boarder

Single

15

1866

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

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