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Household of William Jones (born 1842, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Ashton under Lyne, 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 Jones and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Jones, born in 1842 in Eccles, Lancashire, consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, married to Maria Jones, born in 1843 in Saddleworth, Yorkshire, England. They had 4 children; Mary H (born 1870 in Saddleworth, Yorkshire, England), James S (born 1873 in Saddleworth, Yorkshire, England), Sarah (born 1878 in Ashton, Lancashire, England) and Amos (born 1880 in Ashton, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Sister In Law, Martha Schofield, born in 1835 in Saddleworth, Yorkshire, England.


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William Jones's household

Male

William

Jones

Head
Female

Maria

Jones

Wife
Female

Mary H

Jones

Daughter
Male

James S

Jones

Son
Female

Sarah

Jones

Daughter
Male

Amos

Jones

Son
Female

Martha

Schofield

Sister In Law
First name(s) William
Last name Jones
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Eccles, Lancashire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Jones

Head

Married

39

1842

Eccles, Lancashire, England

Maria

Jones

Wife

Married

38

1843

Saddleworth, Yorkshire, England

Mary H

Jones

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Saddleworth, Yorkshire, England

James S

Jones

Son

Single

8

1873

Saddleworth, Yorkshire, England

Sarah

Jones

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Ashton, Lancashire, England

Amos

Jones

Son

Single

1

1880

Ashton, Lancashire, England

Martha

Schofield

Sister In Law

Single

46

1835

Saddleworth, Yorkshire, England

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