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Household of William Needham (born 1833, Leicestershire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, 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 Needham and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Needham, born in 1833 in Leicestershire, consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, married to Eliza Needham, born in 1838 in Bilston, Staffordshire, England. They had 3 children; James (born 1860 in New Village), Jane (born 1861 in New Village) and Louisa (born 1873 in New Village).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Mother In Law, Sidona (born 1807 in Coseley, Leicestershire, England) and William's Servant, Emma (born 1863 in Bilston, Staffordshire, England).


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William Needham's household

Male

William

Needham

Head
Female

Eliza

Needham

Wife
Male

James

Needham

Son
Female

Jane

Needham

Daughter
Female

Louisa

Needham

Daughter
Female

Sidona

Smith

Mother In Law
Female

Emma

Simpkins

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Needham
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 48
Birth year 1833
Birth place Leicestershire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Needham

Head

Married

48

1833

Leicestershire, England

Eliza

Needham

Wife

Married

43

1838

Bilston, Staffordshire, England

James

Needham

Son

Single

21

1860

New Village

Jane

Needham

Daughter

Single

20

1861

New Village

Louisa

Needham

Daughter

Single

8

1873

New Village

Sidona

Smith

Mother In Law

Widow

74

1807

Coseley, Leicestershire, England

Emma

Simpkins

Servant

Single

18

1863

Bilston, Staffordshire, England

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