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Household of William Paley (born 1838, Yorkshire)

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

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Paley, born in 1838 in Linton, Yorkshire, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Hannah Paley, born in 1852 in Linton, Yorkshire, England. They had 4 children; Christopher (born 1875 in Yorkshire, England), Mary Ann (born 1877 in Yorkshire, England), Matilda (born 1878 in Yorkshire, England) and Hartley (born 1880 in Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Servant, Mary Ann (born 1866 in Ripon, Yorkshire, England) and William's Servant, John (born 1858 in Kettlewell, Yorkshire, England).


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William Paley's household

Male

William

Paley

Head
Female

Hannah

Paley

Wife
Male

Christopher

Paley

Son
Female

Mary Ann

Paley

Daughter
Female

Matilda

Paley

Daughter
Male

Hartley

Paley

Son
Female

Mary Ann

Harrison

Servant
Male

John

Whitaker

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Paley
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Linton, Yorkshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Paley

Head

Married

43

1838

Linton, Yorkshire, England

Hannah

Paley

Wife

Married

29

1852

Linton, Yorkshire, England

Christopher

Paley

Son

Single

6

1875

Yorkshire, England

Mary Ann

Paley

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Yorkshire, England

Matilda

Paley

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Yorkshire, England

Hartley

Paley

Son

Single

1

1880

Yorkshire, England

Mary Ann

Harrison

Servant

Single

15

1866

Ripon, Yorkshire, England

John

Whitaker

Servant

Single

23

1858

Kettlewell, Yorkshire, England

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