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Household of William Oscroft (born 1851, Nottinghamshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Sheffield, 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 Oscroft and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Oscroft, born in 1851 in Rockley, Nottinghamshire, consisted of 6 members. William was the head of the household, married to Emma Oscroft, born in 1855 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England. They had 3 children; John William (born 1875 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England), Annie (born 1878 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England) and George (born 1881 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Boarder, Prine Digby, born in 1861 in Burncross, Yorkshire, England.


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William Oscroft's household

Male

William

Oscroft

Head
Female

Emma

Oscroft

Wife
Male

John William

Oscroft

Son
Female

Annie

Oscroft

Daughter
Male

George

Oscroft

Son
Male

Prine

Digby

Boarder
First name(s) William
Last name Oscroft
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 30
Birth year 1851
Birth place Rockley, Nottinghamshire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Oscroft

Head

Married

30

1851

Rockley, Nottinghamshire, England

Emma

Oscroft

Wife

Married

26

1855

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

John William

Oscroft

Son

Single

6

1875

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Annie

Oscroft

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

George

Oscroft

Son

Single

0

1881

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Prine

Digby

Boarder

Single

20

1861

Burncross, Yorkshire, England

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