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Household of William Openshaw (born 1847, Lancashire)

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 Openshaw and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Openshaw, born in 1847 in Bury, Lancashire, consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, married to Mary A Openshaw, born in 1852 in Bury, Lancashire, England. They had 5 children; Joseph (born 1873 in Bury, Lancashire, England), Alice (born 1875 in Bury, Lancashire, England), Eliza (born 1877 in Bury, Lancashire, England), Mary A (born 1879 in Bury, Lancashire, England) and Rachel (born 1881 in Bury, Lancashire, England).


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William Openshaw's household

Male

William

Openshaw

Head
Female

Mary A

Openshaw

Wife
Male

Joseph

Openshaw

Son
Female

Alice

Openshaw

Daughter
Female

Eliza

Openshaw

Daughter
Female

Mary A

Openshaw

Daughter
Female

Rachel

Openshaw

Daughter
First name(s) William
Last name Openshaw
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Bury, Lancashire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Openshaw

Head

Married

34

1847

Bury, Lancashire, England

Mary A

Openshaw

Wife

Married

29

1852

Bury, Lancashire, England

Joseph

Openshaw

Son

Single

8

1873

Bury, Lancashire, England

Alice

Openshaw

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Bury, Lancashire, England

Eliza

Openshaw

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Bury, Lancashire, England

Mary A

Openshaw

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Bury, Lancashire, England

Rachel

Openshaw

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Bury, Lancashire, England

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