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Household of William Owens (born 1851, Cheshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wirral, Cheshire, 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 Owens and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Owens, born in 1851 in Barnston, Cheshire, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Sarah Owens, born in 1852 in Heswall, Cheshire, England. They had 5 children; Frances (born 1872 in Heswall, Cheshire, England), Mary (born 1874 in Heswall, Cheshire, England), William (born 1877 in Heswall, Cheshire, England), Sarah E (born 1879 in Heswall, Cheshire, England) and Hannah (born 1881 in Heswall, Cheshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Servant, Mary Griffiths, born in 1860 in Heswall, Cheshire, England.


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William Owens's household

Male

William

Owens

Head
Female

Sarah

Owens

Wife
Female

Frances

Owens

Daughter
Female

Mary

Owens

Daughter
Male

William

Owens

Son
Female

Sarah E

Owens

Daughter
Female

Hannah

Owens

Daughter
Female

Mary

Griffiths

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Owens
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 30
Birth year 1851
Birth place Barnston, Cheshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Owens

Head

Married

30

1851

Barnston, Cheshire, England

Sarah

Owens

Wife

Married

29

1852

Heswall, Cheshire, England

Frances

Owens

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Heswall, Cheshire, England

Mary

Owens

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Heswall, Cheshire, England

William

Owens

Son

Single

4

1877

Heswall, Cheshire, England

Sarah E

Owens

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Heswall, Cheshire, England

Hannah

Owens

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Heswall, Cheshire, England

Mary

Griffiths

Servant

Single

21

1860

Heswall, Cheshire, England

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