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Household of William J Williams (born 1817, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Ormskirk, 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 J Williams and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William J Williams, born in 1817 in Prescot, Lancashire, consisted of 6 members. William J was the head of the household, widower. He had 2 children; Emma A (born 1853 in Manchester, Lancashire, England) and Arthur H (born 1869 in Manchester, Lancashire, England). He had 1 grandchild; Aubrey Jay, born 1880 in Manchester, Lancashire, England.
During the period, also present in the household were William J's Daughter In Law, Matilda E (born 1859 in Manchester, Lancashire, England) and William J's Servant, Margaret (born 1860 in Worcester, Worcestershire, England).


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William J Williams's household

Male

William J

Williams

Head
Female

Emma A

Williams

Daughter
Male

Arthur H

Williams

Son
Female

Matilda E

Williams

Daughter In Law
Male

Aubrey Jay

Williams

Grand Son
Female

Margaret

McManus

Servant
First name(s) William J
Last name Williams
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 64
Birth year 1817
Birth place Prescot, Lancashire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William J

Williams

Head

Widower

64

1817

Prescot, Lancashire, England

Emma A

Williams

Daughter

Single

28

1853

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Arthur H

Williams

Son

Single

12

1869

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Matilda E

Williams

Daughter In Law

Married

22

1859

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Aubrey Jay

Williams

Grand Son

Single

1

1880

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Margaret

McManus

Servant

Single

21

1860

Worcester, Worcestershire, England

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