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Household of William Lax (born 1822, Yorkshire)

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

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Lax, born in 1822 in Tankersley, Yorkshire, consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, married to Mary Ann Lax, born in 1824 in Worsbrough, Yorkshire, England. They had 2 children; Fanny (born 1860 in Ecclesfield, Yorkshire, England) and William (born 1852 in Ecclesfield, Yorkshire, England). They had 2 grandchildren; George W (born 1879 in Wath, Yorkshire, England) and Harold (born 1881 in Wath, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Daughter In Law, Charlotte Lax, born in 1858 in Wath, Yorkshire, England.


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William Lax's household

Male

William

Lax

Head
Female

Mary Ann

Lax

Wife
Female

Fanny

Lax

Daughter
Male

William

Lax

Son
Female

Charlotte

Lax

Daughter In Law
Male

George W

Lax

Grand Son
Male

Harold

Lax

Grand Son
First name(s) William
Last name Lax
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 59
Birth year 1822
Birth place Tankersley, 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

59

1822

Tankersley, Yorkshire, England

Mary Ann

Lax

Wife

Married

57

1824

Worsbrough, Yorkshire, England

Fanny

Lax

Daughter

Single

21

1860

Ecclesfield, Yorkshire, England

William

Lax

Son

Married

29

1852

Ecclesfield, Yorkshire, England

Charlotte

Lax

Daughter In Law

Married

23

1858

Wath, Yorkshire, England

George W

Lax

Grand Son

Single

2

1879

Wath, Yorkshire, England

Harold

Lax

Grand Son

Single

0

1881

Wath, Yorkshire, England

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