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Household of William Needham (born 1845, Cheshire)

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

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Needham, born in 1845 in Whaley Bridge, Cheshire, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Mary Needham, born in 1839 in Radcliffe, Lancashire, England. They had 4 children; Mary A (born 1874 in Radcliffe, Lancashire, England), Emma (born 1876 in Radcliffe, Lancashire, England), Charles Wm (born 1877 in Radcliffe, Lancashire, England) and Edith (born 1879 in Radcliffe, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Sister In Law, Emma (born 1842 in Radcliffe, Lancashire, England) and William's Sister In Law, Melvina (born 1845 in Radcliffe, Lancashire, England).


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William Needham's household

Male

William

Needham

Head
Female

Mary

Needham

Wife
Female

Mary A

Needham

Daughter
Female

Emma

Needham

Daughter
Female

Charles Wm

Needham

Daughter
Female

Edith

Needham

Daughter
Female

Emma

Lever

Sister In Law
Female

Melvina

Lever

Sister In Law
First name(s) William
Last name Needham
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 36
Birth year 1845
Birth place Whaley Bridge, Cheshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Needham

Head

Married

36

1845

Whaley Bridge, Cheshire, England

Mary

Needham

Wife

Married

42

1839

Radcliffe, Lancashire, England

Mary A

Needham

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Radcliffe, Lancashire, England

Emma

Needham

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Radcliffe, Lancashire, England

Charles Wm

Needham

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Radcliffe, Lancashire, England

Edith

Needham

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Radcliffe, Lancashire, England

Emma

Lever

Sister In Law

Single

39

1842

Radcliffe, Lancashire, England

Melvina

Lever

Sister In Law

Single

36

1845

Radcliffe, Lancashire, England

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