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Household of William Mains (born 1829, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Warrington, 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 Mains and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Mains, born in 1829 in Croft, Lancashire, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Mary Mains, born in 1831 in Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire, England. They had 6 children; William (born 1853 in Newton, Lancashire, England), John (born 1857 in Newton, Lancashire, England), Samuel (born 1859 in Newton, Lancashire, England), Sarah (born 1861 in Newton, Lancashire, England), Annie (born 1865 in Newton, Lancashire, England) and Henry (born 1868 in Newton, Lancashire, England).


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William Mains's household

Male

William

Mains

Head
Female

Mary

Mains

Wife
Male

William

Mains

Son
Male

John

Mains

Son
Male

Samuel

Mains

Son
Female

Sarah

Mains

Daughter
Female

Annie

Mains

Daughter
Male

Henry

Mains

Son
First name(s) William
Last name Mains
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 52
Birth year 1829
Birth place Croft, Lancashire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Mains

Head

Married

52

1829

Croft, Lancashire, England

Mary

Mains

Wife

Married

50

1831

Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire, England

William

Mains

Son

Single

28

1853

Newton, Lancashire, England

John

Mains

Son

Single

24

1857

Newton, Lancashire, England

Samuel

Mains

Son

Single

22

1859

Newton, Lancashire, England

Sarah

Mains

Daughter

Single

20

1861

Newton, Lancashire, England

Annie

Mains

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Newton, Lancashire, England

Henry

Mains

Son

Single

13

1868

Newton, Lancashire, England

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