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Household of William Measure (born 1855, Leicestershire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Prescot, 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 Measure and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Measure, born in 1855 in Wigston, Leicestershire, consisted of 6 members. William was the head of the household, married to Caroline A Measure, born in 1856 in St Helens, Lancashire, England. They had 4 children; William H (born 1874 in Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England), Edward (born 1876 in St Helens, Lancashire, England), Peter (born 1878 in St Helens, Lancashire, England) and Sarah (born 1880 in St Helens, Lancashire, England).


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William Measure's household

Male

William

Measure

Head
Female

Caroline A

Measure

Wife
Male

William H

Measure

Son
Male

Edward

Measure

Son
Male

Peter

Measure

Son
Female

Sarah

Measure

Son
First name(s) William
Last name Measure
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 26
Birth year 1855
Birth place Wigston, Leicestershire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Measure

Head

Married

26

1855

Wigston, Leicestershire, England

Caroline A

Measure

Wife

Married

25

1856

St Helens, Lancashire, England

William H

Measure

Son

Single

7

1874

Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England

Edward

Measure

Son

Single

5

1876

St Helens, Lancashire, England

Peter

Measure

Son

Single

3

1878

St Helens, Lancashire, England

Sarah

Measure

Son

Single

1

1880

St Helens, Lancashire, England

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