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Household of William Lamb (born 1842, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Prescot, 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 Lamb and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Lamb, born in 1842 in St Helens, Lancashire, consisted of 10 members. William was the head of the household, married to Mary Lamb, born in 1841 in Maryport, Cumberland, England. They had 6 children; Annie M (born 1867 in St Helens, Lancashire, England), Mary L (born 1869 in St Helens, Lancashire, England), Ada (born 1870 in St Helens, Lancashire, England), Maggie (born 1872 in St Helens, Lancashire, England), William (born 1873 in St Helens, Lancashire, England) and Janet (born 1876 in St Helens, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Boarder, George W (born 1859 in St Helens, Lancashire, England) and William's Servant, Maggie M (born 1861 in St Helens, Lancashire, England).


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William Lamb's household

Male

William

Lamb

Head
Female

Mary

Lamb

Wife
Female

Annie M

Lamb

Daughter
Female

Mary L

Lamb

Daughter
Female

Ada

Lamb

Daughter
Female

Maggie

Lamb

Daughter
Male

William

Lamb

Son
Female

Janet

Lamb

Daughter
Male

George W

Ranson

Boarder
Female

Maggie M

Tensley

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Lamb
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place St Helens, Lancashire, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Lamb

Head

Married

39

1842

St Helens, Lancashire, England

Mary

Lamb

Wife

Married

40

1841

Maryport, Cumberland, England

Annie M

Lamb

Daughter

Single

14

1867

St Helens, Lancashire, England

Mary L

Lamb

Daughter

Single

12

1869

St Helens, Lancashire, England

Ada

Lamb

Daughter

Single

11

1870

St Helens, Lancashire, England

Maggie

Lamb

Daughter

Single

9

1872

St Helens, Lancashire, England

William

Lamb

Son

Single

8

1873

St Helens, Lancashire, England

Janet

Lamb

Daughter

Single

5

1876

St Helens, Lancashire, England

George W

Ranson

Boarder

Single

22

1859

St Helens, Lancashire, England

Maggie M

Tensley

Servant

Single

20

1861

St Helens, Lancashire, England

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