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Household of William Onions (born 1811, Worcestershire)

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

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Onions, born in 1811 in Oldbury, Worcestershire, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Ann Onions, born in 1816 in Tipton, Staffordshire, England. They had 4 children; Alfred (born 1858 in Oldbury, Worcestershire, England), Sarah (born 1873 in Oldbury, Worcestershire, England), Joseph (born 1877 in Oldbury, Worcestershire, England) and Harry (born 1878 in Oldbury, Worcestershire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Boarder Head, Joseph Skidmore, born in 1852 in Oldbury, Worcestershire, England.


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William Onions's household

Male

William

Onions

Head
Female

Ann

Onions

Wife
Male

Alfred

Onions

Son
Male

Joseph

Skidmore

Boarder Head
Female

Mercy

Skidmore

Wife
Female

Sarah

Skidmore

Daughter
Male

Joseph

Skidmore

Son
Male

Harry

Skidmore

Son
First name(s) William
Last name Onions
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 70
Birth year 1811
Birth place Oldbury, Worcestershire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Onions

Head

Married

70

1811

Oldbury, Worcestershire, England

Ann

Onions

Wife

Married

65

1816

Tipton, Staffordshire, England

Alfred

Onions

Son

Single

23

1858

Oldbury, Worcestershire, England

Joseph

Skidmore

Boarder Head

Married

29

1852

Oldbury, Worcestershire, England

Mercy

Skidmore

Wife

Married

26

1855

Oldbury, Worcestershire, England

Sarah

Skidmore

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Oldbury, Worcestershire, England

Joseph

Skidmore

Son

Single

4

1877

Oldbury, Worcestershire, England

Harry

Skidmore

Son

Single

3

1878

Oldbury, Worcestershire, England

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