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Household of William Hopkinson (born 1831, Cheshire)

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 Hopkinson and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Hopkinson, born in 1831 in Newton, Cheshire, consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, widower. He had 5 children; William (born 1865 in Newton, Cheshire, England), Mary (born 1868 in Newton, Cheshire, England), Ann (born 1872 in Northowram, Yorkshire, England), Mercy (born 1876 in Northowram, Yorkshire, England) and Ruth (born 1877 in Northowram, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Servant, Sarah Swindells, born in 1831 in Hyde, Cheshire, England.


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William Hopkinson's household

Male

William

Hopkinson

Head
Male

William

Hopkinson

Son
Female

Mary

Hopkinson

Daughter
Female

Ann

Hopkinson

Daughter
Female

Mercy

Hopkinson

Daughter
Female

Ruth

Hopkinson

Daughter
Female

Sarah

Swindells

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Hopkinson
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 50
Birth year 1831
Birth place Newton, Cheshire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Hopkinson

Head

Widower

50

1831

Newton, Cheshire, England

William

Hopkinson

Son

Single

16

1865

Newton, Cheshire, England

Mary

Hopkinson

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Newton, Cheshire, England

Ann

Hopkinson

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Northowram, Yorkshire, England

Mercy

Hopkinson

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Northowram, Yorkshire, England

Ruth

Hopkinson

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Northowram, Yorkshire, England

Sarah

Swindells

Servant

Single

50

1831

Hyde, Cheshire, England

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