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Household of William Holcroft (born 1849, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Barton upon Irwell, 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 Holcroft and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Holcroft, born in 1849 in Stretford, Lancashire, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Hannah Holcroft, born in 1852 in Manley, Cheshire, England. They had 4 children; Samuel (born 1873 in Lostock, Lancashire, England), William (born 1876 in Stretford, Lancashire, England), Mary Ellen (born 1878 in Stretford, Lancashire, England) and John Bate (born 1880 in Stretford, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Brother In Law, Samuel (born 1862 in Lostock, Lancashire, England) and William's Sister In Law, Elizabeth (born 1869 in Lostock, Lancashire, England).


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William Holcroft's household

Male

William

Holcroft

Head
Female

Hannah

Holcroft

Wife
Male

Samuel

Holcroft

Son
Male

William

Holcroft

Son
Female

Mary Ellen

Holcroft

Daughter
Male

John Bate

Holcroft

Son
Male

Samuel

Bate

Brother In Law
Female

Elizabeth

Bate

Sister In Law
First name(s) William
Last name Holcroft
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 32
Birth year 1849
Birth place Stretford, Lancashire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Holcroft

Head

Married

32

1849

Stretford, Lancashire, England

Hannah

Holcroft

Wife

Married

29

1852

Manley, Cheshire, England

Samuel

Holcroft

Son

Single

8

1873

Lostock, Lancashire, England

William

Holcroft

Son

Single

5

1876

Stretford, Lancashire, England

Mary Ellen

Holcroft

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Stretford, Lancashire, England

John Bate

Holcroft

Son

Single

1

1880

Stretford, Lancashire, England

Samuel

Bate

Brother In Law

Single

19

1862

Lostock, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Bate

Sister In Law

Single

12

1869

Lostock, Lancashire, England

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