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Household of William Metcalfe (born 1830, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Sheffield, 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 11 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Metcalfe, born in 1830 in Sinderby, Yorkshire, consisted of 12 members. William was the head of the household, married to Ann Metcalfe, born in 1835 in Attercliffe, Yorkshire, England. They had 8 children; Mary Ann (born 1857 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England), Margaret Isabel (born 1859 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England), John William (born 1861 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England), Ralph (born 1864 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England), Francis Harry (born 1866 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England), George Frederick (born 1870 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England), Lilian (born 1872 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England) and Ethel Maude (born 1876 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Father, Francis (born 1806 in Yorkshire, England) and William's Visitor, Mary (born 1848 in Preston, Lancashire, England).


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William Metcalfe's household

Male

William

Metcalfe

Head
Female

Ann

Metcalfe

Wife
Female

Mary Ann

Metcalfe

Daughter
Female

Margaret Isabel

Metcalfe

Daughter
Male

John William

Metcalfe

Son
Male

Ralph

Metcalfe

Son
Male

Francis Harry

Metcalfe

Son
Male

George Frederick

Metcalfe

Son
Female

Lilian

Metcalfe

Daughter
Female

Ethel Maude

Metcalfe

Daughter
Male

Francis

Metcalfe

Father
Female

Mary

Wesley

Visitor
First name(s) William
Last name Metcalfe
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 51
Birth year 1830
Birth place Sinderby, Yorkshire, England

Household members (12 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Metcalfe

Head

Married

51

1830

Sinderby, Yorkshire, England

Ann

Metcalfe

Wife

Married

46

1835

Attercliffe, Yorkshire, England

Mary Ann

Metcalfe

Daughter

Single

24

1857

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Margaret Isabel

Metcalfe

Daughter

Single

22

1859

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

John William

Metcalfe

Son

Single

20

1861

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Ralph

Metcalfe

Son

Single

17

1864

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Francis Harry

Metcalfe

Son

Single

15

1866

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

George Frederick

Metcalfe

Son

Single

11

1870

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Lilian

Metcalfe

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Ethel Maude

Metcalfe

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Francis

Metcalfe

Father

Widower

75

1806

Yorkshire, England

Mary

Wesley

Visitor

Widow

33

1848

Preston, Lancashire, England

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