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Household of William Murgatroyd (born 1844, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Halifax, 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 Murgatroyd and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Murgatroyd, born in 1844 in Manningham, Yorkshire, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Eliza Murgatroyd, born in 1847 in Bowling, Yorkshire, England. They had 5 children; James (born 1870 in Shelf, Yorkshire, England), Annie (born 1872 in Shelf, Yorkshire, England), Ward (born 1876 in Shelf, Yorkshire, England), Mary Ann (born 1879 in Shelf, Yorkshire, England) and Emma (born 1881 in Shelf, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Boarder, Thomas Jones, born in 1841 in Hipperholme, Yorkshire, England.


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William Murgatroyd's household

Male

William

Murgatroyd

Head
Female

Eliza

Murgatroyd

Wife
Male

James

Murgatroyd

Son
Female

Annie

Murgatroyd

Daughter
Male

Ward

Murgatroyd

Son
Female

Mary Ann

Murgatroyd

Daughter
Female

Emma

Murgatroyd

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Jones

Boarder
First name(s) William
Last name Murgatroyd
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place Manningham, Yorkshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Murgatroyd

Head

Married

37

1844

Manningham, Yorkshire, England

Eliza

Murgatroyd

Wife

Married

34

1847

Bowling, Yorkshire, England

James

Murgatroyd

Son

Single

11

1870

Shelf, Yorkshire, England

Annie

Murgatroyd

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Shelf, Yorkshire, England

Ward

Murgatroyd

Son

Single

5

1876

Shelf, Yorkshire, England

Mary Ann

Murgatroyd

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Shelf, Yorkshire, England

Emma

Murgatroyd

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Shelf, Yorkshire, England

Thomas

Jones

Boarder

Single

40

1841

Hipperholme, Yorkshire, England

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