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Household of William Holroyd (born 1815, Yorkshire)

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

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Holroyd, born in 1815 in Ovenden, Yorkshire, consisted of 6 members. William was the head of the household, widower. He had 3 children; John W (born 1869 in Ovenden, Yorkshire, England), Fred (born 1875 in Ovenden, Yorkshire, England) and Thomas E (born 1879 in Ovenden, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Lodger Head, Job Fearnley, born in 1838 in Ovenden, Yorkshire, England.


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William Holroyd's household

Male

William

Holroyd

Head
Male

Job

Fearnley

Lodger Head
Female

Hannah

Fearnley

Wife
Male

John W

Fearnley

Son
Male

Fred

Fearnley

Son
Male

Thomas E

Fearnley

Son
First name(s) William
Last name Holroyd
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 66
Birth year 1815
Birth place Ovenden, Yorkshire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Holroyd

Head

Widower

66

1815

Ovenden, Yorkshire, England

Job

Fearnley

Lodger Head

Married

43

1838

Ovenden, Yorkshire, England

Hannah

Fearnley

Wife

Married

39

1842

Ovenden, Yorkshire, England

John W

Fearnley

Son

Single

12

1869

Ovenden, Yorkshire, England

Fred

Fearnley

Son

Single

6

1875

Ovenden, Yorkshire, England

Thomas E

Fearnley

Son

Single

2

1879

Ovenden, Yorkshire, England

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