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Household of William Layland (born 1853, Lancashire)

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

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Layland, born in 1853 in Ashton, Lancashire, consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, married to Mary A Layland, born in 1854 in Oldham, Lancashire, England. They had 4 children; Nancy (born 1873 in Bolton, Lancashire, England), Betsy (born 1876 in Pemberton, Lancashire, England), William (born 1877 in Bolton, Lancashire, England) and John (born 1880 in Pemberton, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Father, John Layland, born in 1818 in Ashton, Lancashire, England.


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William Layland's household

Male

William

Layland

Head
Female

Mary A

Layland

Wife
Female

Nancy

Layland

Daughter
Female

Betsy

Layland

Daughter
Male

William

Layland

Son
Male

John

Layland

Son
Male

John

Layland

Father
First name(s) William
Last name Layland
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 28
Birth year 1853
Birth place Ashton, Lancashire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Layland

Head

Married

28

1853

Ashton, Lancashire, England

Mary A

Layland

Wife

Married

27

1854

Oldham, Lancashire, England

Nancy

Layland

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Betsy

Layland

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Pemberton, Lancashire, England

William

Layland

Son

Single

4

1877

Bolton, Lancashire, England

John

Layland

Son

Single

1

1880

Pemberton, Lancashire, England

John

Layland

Father

Widower

63

1818

Ashton, Lancashire, England

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