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Household of William Mills (born 1846, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Chorlton, 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 Mills and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Mills, born in 1846 in Manchester, Lancashire, consisted of 10 members. William was the head of the household, married to Margaret Mills, born in 1846 in Scotland. They had 3 children; Maggie (born 1876 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), Ann (born 1878 in Manchester, Lancashire, England) and William H (born 1880 in Manchester, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Boarder, Jeremiah (born 1854 in Ireland), William's Boarder, Ann (born 1826 in Thame, Oxfordshire, England), William's Boarder, Thomas (born 1862 in Kensworth, Bedfordshire, England), William's Boarder, Frederick (born 1866 in Kensworth, Bedfordshire, England) and William's Boarder, Albert (born 1869 in Kensworth, Hertfordshire, England).


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William Mills's household

Male

William

Mills

Head
Female

Margaret

Mills

Wife
Female

Maggie

Mills

Daughter
Female

Ann

Mills

Daughter
Male

William H

Mills

Son
Male

Jeremiah

Graham

Boarder
Female

Ann

Fossey

Boarder
Male

Thomas

Fossey

Boarder
Male

Frederick

Fossey

Boarder
Male

Albert

Fossey

Boarder
First name(s) William
Last name Mills
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 35
Birth year 1846
Birth place Manchester, Lancashire, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Mills

Head

Married

35

1846

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Margaret

Mills

Wife

Married

35

1846

Scotland

Maggie

Mills

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Ann

Mills

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Manchester, Lancashire, England

William H

Mills

Son

Single

1

1880

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Jeremiah

Graham

Boarder

Single

27

1854

Ireland

Ann

Fossey

Boarder

Widow

55

1826

Thame, Oxfordshire, England

Thomas

Fossey

Boarder

Single

19

1862

Kensworth, Bedfordshire, England

Frederick

Fossey

Boarder

Single

15

1866

Kensworth, Bedfordshire, England

Albert

Fossey

Boarder

Single

12

1869

Kensworth, Hertfordshire, England

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