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Household of William Norton (born 1844, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Portsea Island, Hampshire, 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 Norton and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Norton, born in 1844 in Devon, consisted of 6 members. William was the head of the household, married to Sophia Norton, born in 1847 in Portsmouth, Hampshire, England. They had 4 children; Emily (born 1862 in Portsmouth, Hampshire, England), Charles (born 1870 in Portsmouth, Hampshire, England), George (born 1874 in Portsmouth, Hampshire, England) and Arthur (born 1877 in Portsmouth, Hampshire, England).


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William Norton's household

Male

William

Norton

Head
Female

Sophia

Norton

Wife
Female

Emily

Norton

Daughter
Male

Charles

Norton

Son
Male

George

Norton

Son
Male

Arthur

Norton

Son
First name(s) William
Last name Norton
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place Devon, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Norton

Head

Married

37

1844

Devon, England

Sophia

Norton

Wife

Married

34

1847

Portsmouth, Hampshire, England

Emily

Norton

Daughter

Single

19

1862

Portsmouth, Hampshire, England

Charles

Norton

Son

Single

11

1870

Portsmouth, Hampshire, England

George

Norton

Son

Single

7

1874

Portsmouth, Hampshire, England

Arthur

Norton

Son

Single

4

1877

Portsmouth, Hampshire, England

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