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Household of William J Lancaster (born 1853, Oxfordshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in West Ham, London,Essex, 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 J Lancaster and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William J Lancaster, born in 1853 in Banbury, Oxfordshire, consisted of 5 members. William J was the head of the household, married to Sarah Lancaster, born in 1854 in Chadwell Heath, Essex, England. They had 2 children; William (born 1877 in West Ham, Essex, England) and Ernest (born 1878 in West Ham, Essex, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William J's Visitor, James G West, born in 1839 in Leyton, Essex, England.


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William J Lancaster's household

Male

William J

Lancaster

Head
Female

Sarah

Lancaster

Wife
Male

William

Lancaster

Son
Male

Ernest

Lancaster

Son
Male

James G

West

Visitor
First name(s) William J
Last name Lancaster
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 28
Birth year 1853
Birth place Banbury, Oxfordshire, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William J

Lancaster

Head

Married

28

1853

Banbury, Oxfordshire, England

Sarah

Lancaster

Wife

Married

27

1854

Chadwell Heath, Essex, England

William

Lancaster

Son

Single

4

1877

West Ham, Essex, England

Ernest

Lancaster

Son

Single

3

1878

West Ham, Essex, England

James G

West

Visitor

Married

42

1839

Leyton, Essex, England

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