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Household of William Johnson (born 1831, Cheshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wirral, Cheshire, 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 Johnson and 16 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Johnson, born in 1831 in Ness, Cheshire, consisted of 17 members. William was the head of the household, married to Betsey Johnson, born in 1835 in Little Neston, Cheshire, England. They had 7 children; Samuel (born 1856 in Little Neston, Cheshire, England), Emily L (born 1866 in Little Neston, Cheshire, England), Sarah (born 1868 in Ness, Cheshire, England), Joseph (born 1870 in Ness, Cheshire, England), William J (born 1872 in Ness, Cheshire, England), Thomas E (born 1875 in Ness, Cheshire, England) and James H (born 1879 in Ness, Cheshire, England). They had 1 grandchild; Ethel, born 1878 in Shotwick, Cheshire, England.
During the period, also present in the household were William's Brother, Henry (born 1818 in Ness, Cheshire, England), William's Nephew, Thomas (born 1845 in Beeston, Cheshire, England), William's Servant, Robert (born 1846 in Isle of Man, Isle of Man), William's Servant, Joseph (born 1855 in Frankby, Cheshire, England), William's Servant, William (born 1864 in Ness, Cheshire, England), William's Servant, John (born 1843 in Seacombe, Cheshire, England) and William's Servant, Sarah (born 1860 in Oswestry, Shropshire, England).


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William Johnson's household

Male

William

Johnson

Head
Female

Betsey

Johnson

Wife
Male

Samuel

Johnson

Son
Female

Emily L

Johnson

Daughter
Female

Sarah

Johnson

Daughter
Male

Joseph

Johnson

Son
Male

William J

Johnson

Son
Male

Thomas E

Johnson

Son
Male

James H

Johnson

Son
Male

Henry

Johnson

Brother
Male

Thomas

Bird

Nephew
Female

Ethel

Mealor

Grand Daughter
Male

Robert

Walkington

Servant
Male

Joseph

Forster

Servant
Male

William

Smith

Servant
Male

John

Rowlands

Servant
Female

Sarah

Jones

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Johnson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 50
Birth year 1831
Birth place Ness, Cheshire, England

Household members (17 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Johnson

Head

Married

50

1831

Ness, Cheshire, England

Betsey

Johnson

Wife

Married

46

1835

Little Neston, Cheshire, England

Samuel

Johnson

Son

Single

25

1856

Little Neston, Cheshire, England

Emily L

Johnson

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Little Neston, Cheshire, England

Sarah

Johnson

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Ness, Cheshire, England

Joseph

Johnson

Son

Single

11

1870

Ness, Cheshire, England

William J

Johnson

Son

Single

9

1872

Ness, Cheshire, England

Thomas E

Johnson

Son

Single

6

1875

Ness, Cheshire, England

James H

Johnson

Son

Single

2

1879

Ness, Cheshire, England

Henry

Johnson

Brother

Single

63

1818

Ness, Cheshire, England

Thomas

Bird

Nephew

Single

36

1845

Beeston, Cheshire, England

Ethel

Mealor

Grand Daughter

Single

3

1878

Shotwick, Cheshire, England

Robert

Walkington

Servant

Single

35

1846

Isle of Man, Isle of Man

Joseph

Forster

Servant

Single

26

1855

Frankby, Cheshire, England

William

Smith

Servant

Single

17

1864

Ness, Cheshire, England

John

Rowlands

Servant

Single

38

1843

Seacombe, Cheshire, England

Sarah

Jones

Servant

Single

21

1860

Oswestry, Shropshire, England

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