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Household of William Jefferson (born 1836, Northumberland)

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 Jefferson and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Jefferson, born in 1836 in Northumberland, consisted of 10 members. William was the head of the household, married to Sarah Jefferson, born in 1834 in South Shields, Durham, England. They had 6 children; Elizabeth (born 1862 in Wolverton, Buckinghamshire, England), Mary (born 1865 in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England), George (born 1867 in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England), Sarah (born 1869 in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England), Clara (born 1871 in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England) and William (born 1873 in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Relation, George (born 1857 in South Shields, Durham, England) and William's Visitor, Sarah (born 1863 in Devon, England).


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William Jefferson's household

Male

William

Jefferson

Head
Female

Sarah

Jefferson

Wife
Female

Elizabeth

Jefferson

Daughter
Female

Mary

Jefferson

Daughter
Male

George

Jefferson

Son
Female

Sarah

Jefferson

Daughter
Female

Clara

Jefferson

Daughter
Male

William

Jefferson

Son
Male

George

Atkinson

Relation
Female

Sarah

Lamplough

Visitor
First name(s) William
Last name Jefferson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 45
Birth year 1836
Birth place Northumberland, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Jefferson

Head

Married

45

1836

Northumberland, England

Sarah

Jefferson

Wife

Married

47

1834

South Shields, Durham, England

Elizabeth

Jefferson

Daughter

Single

19

1862

Wolverton, Buckinghamshire, England

Mary

Jefferson

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England

George

Jefferson

Son

Single

14

1867

Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England

Sarah

Jefferson

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England

Clara

Jefferson

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England

William

Jefferson

Son

Single

8

1873

Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England

George

Atkinson

Relation

Single

24

1857

South Shields, Durham, England

Sarah

Lamplough

Visitor

Single

18

1863

Devon, England

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