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Household of William Needham (born 1854)

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 Needham and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Needham, born in 1854 in , consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, married to Margaret Needham, born in 1851 in Ireland. They had 4 children; John (born 1877 in Halifax, Yorkshire, England), Michael (born 1879 in Halifax, Yorkshire, England), Mary (born 1881 in Halifax, Yorkshire, England) and Francis (born 1878 in Ireland).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Lodger Head, Ellen Dogherty, born in 1848 in Ireland.


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William Needham's household

Male

William

Needham

Head
Female

Margaret

Needham

Wife
Male

John

Needham

Son
Male

Michael

Needham

Son
Female

Mary

Needham

Daughter
Female

Ellen

Dogherty

Lodger Head
Male

Francis

Dogherty

Son
First name(s) William
Last name Needham
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 27
Birth year 1854
Birth place Ireland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Needham

Head

Married

27

1854

Ireland

Margaret

Needham

Wife

Married

30

1851

Ireland

John

Needham

Son

Single

4

1877

Halifax, Yorkshire, England

Michael

Needham

Son

Single

2

1879

Halifax, Yorkshire, England

Mary

Needham

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Halifax, Yorkshire, England

Ellen

Dogherty

Lodger Head

Widow

33

1848

Ireland

Francis

Dogherty

Son

Single

3

1878

Ireland

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