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Household of William Mottershead (born 1814, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Salford, 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 Mottershead and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Mottershead, born in 1814 in Pendleton, Lancashire, consisted of 9 members. William was the head of the household, married to Mary Mottershead, born in 1825 in Newlands, Cumberland, England. They had 5 children; George Wilson (born 1860 in Salford, Lancashire, England), Sarah Jane (born 1862 in Salford, Lancashire, England), Alice Maud (born 1863 in Salford, Lancashire, England), Joseph (born 1864 in Salford, Lancashire, England) and Hugh Stowell (born 1866 in Salford, Lancashire, England). They had 2 grandchildren; Mary Louisa (born 1867 in Salford, Lancashire, England) and Florence Jane (born 1872 in Salford, Lancashire, England).


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William Mottershead's household

Male

William

Mottershead

Head
Female

Mary

Mottershead

Wife
Male

George Wilson

Mottershead

Son
Female

Sarah Jane

Mottershead

Daughter
Female

Alice Maud

Mottershead

Daughter
Male

Joseph

Mottershead

Son
Male

Hugh Stowell

Mottershead

Son
Female

Mary Louisa

Marsden

Grand Daughter
Female

Florence Jane

Mottershead

Grand Daughter
First name(s) William
Last name Mottershead
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 67
Birth year 1814
Birth place Pendleton, Lancashire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Mottershead

Head

Married

67

1814

Pendleton, Lancashire, England

Mary

Mottershead

Wife

Married

56

1825

Newlands, Cumberland, England

George Wilson

Mottershead

Son

Single

21

1860

Salford, Lancashire, England

Sarah Jane

Mottershead

Daughter

Single

19

1862

Salford, Lancashire, England

Alice Maud

Mottershead

Daughter

Single

18

1863

Salford, Lancashire, England

Joseph

Mottershead

Son

Single

17

1864

Salford, Lancashire, England

Hugh Stowell

Mottershead

Son

Single

15

1866

Salford, Lancashire, England

Mary Louisa

Marsden

Grand Daughter

Single

14

1867

Salford, Lancashire, England

Florence Jane

Mottershead

Grand Daughter

Single

9

1872

Salford, Lancashire, England

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