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Household of William Mason (born 1847, Lancashire)

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

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Mason, born in 1847 in Oldham, Lancashire, consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, married to Sarah Mason, born in 1849 in Oldham, Lancashire, England. They had 2 children; Mary E (born 1875 in Oldham, Lancashire, England) and Florence L (born 1879 in Oldham, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Sister In Law, Ellen (born 1859 in Oldham, Lancashire, England), William's Brother In Law, Joseph A (born 1868 in Oldham, Lancashire, England) and William's Uncle, James (born 1823 in Oldham, Lancashire, England).


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William Mason's household

Male

William

Mason

Head
Female

Sarah

Mason

Wife
Female

Mary E

Mason

Daughter
Female

Florence L

Mason

Daughter
Female

Ellen

Gaskell

Sister In Law
Male

Joseph A

Gaskell

Brother In Law
Male

James

Winterbottom

Uncle
First name(s) William
Last name Mason
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Oldham, Lancashire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Mason

Head

Married

34

1847

Oldham, Lancashire, England

Sarah

Mason

Wife

Married

32

1849

Oldham, Lancashire, England

Mary E

Mason

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Oldham, Lancashire, England

Florence L

Mason

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Oldham, Lancashire, England

Ellen

Gaskell

Sister In Law

Single

22

1859

Oldham, Lancashire, England

Joseph A

Gaskell

Brother In Law

Single

13

1868

Oldham, Lancashire, England

James

Winterbottom

Uncle

Single

58

1823

Oldham, Lancashire, England

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