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Household of William Leyland (born 1841, 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 Leyland and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Leyland, born in 1841 in Blackburn, Lancashire, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Jane Leyland, born in 1841 in Darcy Lever, Lancashire, England. They had 4 children; William (born 1871 in Halliwell, Lancashire, England), Mary Ann (born 1869 in Bolton, Lancashire, England), Esther (born 1873 in Bolton, Lancashire, England) and Rachel (born 1878 in Bolton, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Brother, Richard (born 1836 in Preston, Lancashire, England) and William's Lodger, James (born 1836 in Darcy Lever, Lancashire, England).


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William Leyland's household

Male

William

Leyland

Head
Female

Jane

Leyland

Wife
Male

William

Leyland

Son
Female

Mary Ann

Leyland

Daughter
Female

Esther

Leyland

Daughter
Female

Rachel

Leyland

Daughter
Male

Richard

Leyland

Brother
Male

James

Wolfenden

Lodger
First name(s) William
Last name Leyland
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Leyland

Head

Married

40

1841

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Jane

Leyland

Wife

Married

40

1841

Darcy Lever, Lancashire, England

William

Leyland

Son

Single

10

1871

Halliwell, Lancashire, England

Mary Ann

Leyland

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Esther

Leyland

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Rachel

Leyland

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Richard

Leyland

Brother

Single

45

1836

Preston, Lancashire, England

James

Wolfenden

Lodger

Widower

45

1836

Darcy Lever, Lancashire, England

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