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Household of William Laking (born 1836, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Pontefract, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), 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 Laking and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Laking, born in 1836 in Burton, Yorkshire, consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, married to Henry Laking, born in 1864 in York, Yorkshire, England. They had 5 children; Henry (born 1864 in York, Yorkshire, England), Charlotte (born 1866 in York, Yorkshire, England), Florance (born 1874 in York, Yorkshire, England), Mary (born 1878 in York, Yorkshire, England) and William (born 1880 in York, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Lodger, Ann Hington, born in 1850 in Wales.


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William Laking's household

Male

William

Laking

Head
Male

Henry

Laking

Son
Female

Charlotte

Laking

Daughter
Female

Florance

Laking

Daughter
Female

Mary

Laking

Daughter
Male

William

Laking

Son
Female

Ann

Hington

Lodger
First name(s) William
Last name Laking
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 45
Birth year 1836
Birth place Burton, Yorkshire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Laking

Head

Married

45

1836

Burton, Yorkshire, England

Henry

Laking

Son

Single

17

1864

York, Yorkshire, England

Charlotte

Laking

Daughter

Single

15

1866

York, Yorkshire, England

Florance

Laking

Daughter

Single

7

1874

York, Yorkshire, England

Mary

Laking

Daughter

Single

3

1878

York, Yorkshire, England

William

Laking

Son

Single

1

1880

York, Yorkshire, England

Ann

Hington

Lodger

Widow

31

1850

Wales

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