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Household of William Mawson (born 1853, 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 Mawson and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Mawson, born in 1853 in Manchester, Lancashire, consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, married to Mary Mawson, born in 1854 in Manchester, Lancashire, England. They had 3 children; John Wm (born 1872 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), Margaret (born 1874 in Manchester, Lancashire, England) and Mary Jane (born 1880 in Oldham, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Lodger, Wilfred (born 1856 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England) and William's Lodger, Henry (born 1859 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England).


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William Mawson's household

Male

William

Mawson

Head
Female

Mary

Mawson

Wife
Male

John Wm

Mawson

Son
Female

Margaret

Mawson

Daughter
Female

Mary Jane

Mawson

Daughter
Male

Wilfred

Armitage

Lodger
Male

Henry

Hill

Lodger
First name(s) William
Last name Mawson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 28
Birth year 1853
Birth place Manchester, Lancashire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Mawson

Head

Married

28

1853

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Mary

Mawson

Wife

Married

27

1854

Manchester, Lancashire, England

John Wm

Mawson

Son

Single

9

1872

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Margaret

Mawson

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Mary Jane

Mawson

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Oldham, Lancashire, England

Wilfred

Armitage

Lodger

Married

25

1856

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Henry

Hill

Lodger

Single

22

1859

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

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