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Household of William Metcalfe (born 1836, Lancashire)

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

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Metcalfe, born in 1836 in Lancashire, consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, married to Grace E Metcalfe, born in 1838 in Lancashire, England. They had 5 children; Jane (born 1865 in Lancashire, England), Clara (born 1863 in Lancashire, England), Ernest (born 1870 in Lancashire, England), Thomas (born 1875 in Lancashire, England) and Fergus (born 1880 in Lancashire, England).


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William Metcalfe's household

Male

William

Metcalfe

Head
Female

Grace E

Metcalfe

Wife
Female

Jane

Metcalfe

Daughter
Female

Clara

Metcalfe

Daughter
Male

Ernest

Metcalfe

Son
Male

Thomas

Metcalfe

Son
Male

Fergus

Metcalfe

Son
First name(s) William
Last name Metcalfe
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 45
Birth year 1836
Birth place Lancashire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Metcalfe

Head

Married

45

1836

Lancashire, England

Grace E

Metcalfe

Wife

Married

43

1838

Lancashire, England

Jane

Metcalfe

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Lancashire, England

Clara

Metcalfe

Daughter

Single

18

1863

Lancashire, England

Ernest

Metcalfe

Son

Single

11

1870

Lancashire, England

Thomas

Metcalfe

Son

Single

6

1875

Lancashire, England

Fergus

Metcalfe

Son

Single

1

1880

Lancashire, England

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