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Household of William Lax (born 1806, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Ormskirk, 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 Lax and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Lax, born in 1806 in Yorkshire, consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, married to Mary S Lax, born in 1822 in Ormskirk, Lancashire, England. They had 2 children; William (born 1855 in Ormskirk, Lancashire, England) and Lucy S (born 1860 in Ormskirk, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Servant, Mary (born 1832 in Lancashire, England), William's Servant, Elizabeth (born 1860 in Halsall, Lancashire, England) and William's Servant, Jessy (born 1863 in Ormskirk, Lancashire, England).


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William Lax's household

Male

William

Lax

Head
Female

Mary S

Lax

Wife
Male

William

Lax

Son
Female

Lucy S

Lax

Daughter
Female

Mary

Hampton

Servant
Female

Elizabeth

Fagaherly

Servant
Female

Jessy

Johnson

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Lax
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 75
Birth year 1806
Birth place Yorkshire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Lax

Head

Married

75

1806

Yorkshire, England

Mary S

Lax

Wife

Married

59

1822

Ormskirk, Lancashire, England

William

Lax

Son

Single

26

1855

Ormskirk, Lancashire, England

Lucy S

Lax

Daughter

Single

21

1860

Ormskirk, Lancashire, England

Mary

Hampton

Servant

Single

49

1832

Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Fagaherly

Servant

Single

21

1860

Halsall, Lancashire, England

Jessy

Johnson

Servant

Single

18

1863

Ormskirk, Lancashire, England

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