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Household of William Ness (born 1850, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Sculcoates, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (East 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 Ness and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Ness, born in 1850 in Preston, Yorkshire, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Ellen Ness, born in 1855 in Milthorpe, Westmorland, England. They had 5 children; Alice E (born 1874 in Hull, Yorkshire, England), James N (born 1876 in Hull, Yorkshire, England), Mary E (born 1878 in Hull, Yorkshire, England), Sarah A (born 1880 in Hull, Yorkshire, England) and Martha E (born 1881 in Hull, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Boarder, Joseph Wilkinson, born in 1857 in Westmorland, England.


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William Ness's household

Male

William

Ness

Head
Female

Ellen

Ness

Wife
Female

Alice E

Ness

Daughter
Male

James N

Ness

Son
Female

Mary E

Ness

Daughter
Female

Sarah A

Ness

Daughter
Female

Martha E

Ness

Daughter
Male

Joseph

Wilkinson

Boarder
First name(s) William
Last name Ness
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 31
Birth year 1850
Birth place Preston, Yorkshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Ness

Head

Married

31

1850

Preston, Yorkshire, England

Ellen

Ness

Wife

Married

26

1855

Milthorpe, Westmorland, England

Alice E

Ness

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Hull, Yorkshire, England

James N

Ness

Son

Single

5

1876

Hull, Yorkshire, England

Mary E

Ness

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Hull, Yorkshire, England

Sarah A

Ness

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Hull, Yorkshire, England

Martha E

Ness

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Hull, Yorkshire, England

Joseph

Wilkinson

Boarder

Single

24

1857

Westmorland, England

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