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Household of William Metcalfe (born 1838, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Skipton, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), 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 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Metcalfe, born in 1838 in Embsay, Yorkshire, consisted of 9 members. William was the head of the household, married to Mary A Metcalfe, born in 1839 in Manchester, Lancashire, England. They had 7 children; John (born 1866 in Embsay, Yorkshire, England), Isabella (born 1868 in Embsay, Yorkshire, England), Jane (born 1870 in Embsay, Yorkshire, England), Mary (born 1872 in Embsay, Yorkshire, England), James (born 1874 in Eastby, Yorkshire, England), Sarah (born 1878 in Embsay, Yorkshire, England) and Christopher (born 1881 in Embsay, Yorkshire, England).


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William Metcalfe's household

Male

William

Metcalfe

Head
Female

Mary A

Metcalfe

Wife
Male

John

Metcalfe

Son
Female

Isabella

Metcalfe

Daughter
Female

Jane

Metcalfe

Daughter
Female

Mary

Metcalfe

Daughter
Male

James

Metcalfe

Son
Female

Sarah

Metcalfe

Daughter
Male

Christopher

Metcalfe

Son
First name(s) William
Last name Metcalfe
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Embsay, Yorkshire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Metcalfe

Head

Married

43

1838

Embsay, Yorkshire, England

Mary A

Metcalfe

Wife

Married

42

1839

Manchester, Lancashire, England

John

Metcalfe

Son

Single

15

1866

Embsay, Yorkshire, England

Isabella

Metcalfe

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Embsay, Yorkshire, England

Jane

Metcalfe

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Embsay, Yorkshire, England

Mary

Metcalfe

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Embsay, Yorkshire, England

James

Metcalfe

Son

Single

7

1874

Eastby, Yorkshire, England

Sarah

Metcalfe

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Embsay, Yorkshire, England

Christopher

Metcalfe

Son

Single

0

1881

Embsay, Yorkshire, England

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