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Household of William Lancaster (born 1836, Huntingdonshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Barrow in Furness, 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 Lancaster and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Lancaster, born in 1836 in Ridley, Huntingdonshire, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, widower. He had 5 children; James (born 1856 in Ridley, Huntingdonshire, England), Alfred (born 1861 in Sutton, Cambridgeshire, England), Alice (born 1864 in Cambridgeshire, England), William (born 1875 in Barrow, Lancashire, England) and Robert (born 1877 in Barrow, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Daughter In Law, M Annie (born 1858 in Isle of Man, Isle of Man) and William's Boarder, Edward (born 1857 in Lancaster, Lancashire, England).


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William Lancaster's household

Male

William

Lancaster

Head
Male

James

Lancaster

Son
Male

Alfred

Lancaster

Son
Female

Alice

Lancaster

Daughter
Female

M Annie

Lancaster

Daughter In Law
Male

William

Lancaster

Son
Male

Robert

Lancaster

Son
Male

Edward

Jones

Boarder
First name(s) William
Last name Lancaster
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 45
Birth year 1836
Birth place Ridley, Huntingdonshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Lancaster

Head

Widower

45

1836

Ridley, Huntingdonshire, England

James

Lancaster

Son

Married

25

1856

Ridley, Huntingdonshire, England

Alfred

Lancaster

Son

Single

20

1861

Sutton, Cambridgeshire, England

Alice

Lancaster

Daughter

Single

17

1864

Cambridgeshire, England

M Annie

Lancaster

Daughter In Law

Married

23

1858

Isle of Man, Isle of Man

William

Lancaster

Son

Single

6

1875

Barrow, Lancashire, England

Robert

Lancaster

Son

Single

4

1877

Barrow, Lancashire, England

Edward

Jones

Boarder

Single

24

1857

Lancaster, Lancashire, England

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