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Household of William Middlebrough (born 1847, 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 Middlebrough and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Middlebrough, born in 1847 in Padiham, Lancashire, consisted of 10 members. William was the head of the household, married to Martha Middlebrough, born in 1847 in Read, Lancashire, England. They had 7 children; Thomas (born 1869 in Lancashire, England), William (born 1871 in Burnley, Lancashire, England), Martha A (born 1873 in Hapton, Lancashire, England), Mary Jane (born 1875 in Hapton, Lancashire, England), James (born 1877 in Padiham, Lancashire, England), John (born 1879 in Hapton, Lancashire, England) and Haworth (born 1881 in Hapton, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Mother In Law, Nancy Laycock, born in 1821 in Simonstone, Lancashire, England.


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William Middlebrough's household

Male

William

Middlebrough

Head
Female

Martha

Middlebrough

Wife
Male

Thomas

Middlebrough

Son
Male

William

Middlebrough

Son
Female

Martha A

Middlebrough

Daughter
Female

Mary Jane

Middlebrough

Daughter
Male

James

Middlebrough

Son
Male

John

Middlebrough

Son
Male

Haworth

Middlebrough

Son
Female

Nancy

Laycock

Mother In Law
First name(s) William
Last name Middlebrough
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Padiham, Lancashire, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Middlebrough

Head

Married

34

1847

Padiham, Lancashire, England

Martha

Middlebrough

Wife

Married

34

1847

Read, Lancashire, England

Thomas

Middlebrough

Son

Single

12

1869

Lancashire, England

William

Middlebrough

Son

Single

10

1871

Burnley, Lancashire, England

Martha A

Middlebrough

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Hapton, Lancashire, England

Mary Jane

Middlebrough

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Hapton, Lancashire, England

James

Middlebrough

Son

Single

4

1877

Padiham, Lancashire, England

John

Middlebrough

Son

Single

2

1879

Hapton, Lancashire, England

Haworth

Middlebrough

Son

Single

0

1881

Hapton, Lancashire, England

Nancy

Laycock

Mother In Law

Widow

60

1821

Simonstone, Lancashire, England

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