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Household of William Molley (born 1846, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Birkenhead, Cheshire, 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 Molley and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Molley, born in 1846 in Ulverston, Lancashire, consisted of 10 members. William was the head of the household, married to Sarah Molley, born in 1846 in Birkenhead, Cheshire, England. They had 2 children; Jonathan (born 1878 in Birkenhead, Cheshire, England) and George (born 1880 in Birkenhead, Cheshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Lodger, Jonathan (born 1854 in Birkenhead, Cheshire, England), William's Lodger, Thomas (born 1856 in Birkenhead, Cheshire, England), William's Mother, Elizabeth (born 1835 in Saltash, Cornwall, England), William's Boarder, Mary (born 1859 in Devonport, Devon, England), William's Boarder, William (born 1867 in Saltash, Cornwall, England) and William's Boarder, John (born 1872 in Devonport, Devon, England).


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William Molley's household

Male

William

Molley

Head
Female

Sarah

Molley

Wife
Male

Jonathan

Molley

Son
Male

George

Molley

Son
Male

Jonathan

Linney

Lodger
Male

Thomas

Linney

Lodger
Female

Elizabeth

Burns

Mother
Female

Mary

Burns

Boarder
Male

William

Burns

Boarder
Male

John

Burns

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

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Molley

Head

Married

35

1846

Ulverston, Lancashire, England

Sarah

Molley

Wife

Married

35

1846

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England

Jonathan

Molley

Son

Single

3

1878

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England

George

Molley

Son

Single

1

1880

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England

Jonathan

Linney

Lodger

Single

27

1854

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England

Thomas

Linney

Lodger

Single

25

1856

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England

Elizabeth

Burns

Mother

Widow

46

1835

Saltash, Cornwall, England

Mary

Burns

Boarder

Single

22

1859

Devonport, Devon, England

William

Burns

Boarder

Single

14

1867

Saltash, Cornwall, England

John

Burns

Boarder

Single

9

1872

Devonport, Devon, England

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