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Household of William Patterson (born 1856, Lancashire)

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

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Patterson, born in 1856 in Liverpool, Lancashire, consisted of 6 members. William was the head of the household, married to Mary Patterson, born in 1854 in Blackrod, Lancashire, England. They had 2 children; Sarah E (born 1876 in Blackrod, Lancashire, England) and Walter (born 1880 in Blackrod, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Boarder, Thomas (born 1862 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England) and William's Boarder, Joseph (born 1860 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England).


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William Patterson's household

Male

William

Patterson

Head
Female

Mary

Patterson

Wife
Female

Sarah E

Patterson

Daughter
Male

Walter

Patterson

Son
Male

Thomas

Foy

Boarder
Male

Joseph

Sharrock

Boarder
First name(s) William
Last name Patterson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 25
Birth year 1856
Birth place Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Patterson

Head

Married

25

1856

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Mary

Patterson

Wife

Married

27

1854

Blackrod, Lancashire, England

Sarah E

Patterson

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Blackrod, Lancashire, England

Walter

Patterson

Son

Single

1

1880

Blackrod, Lancashire, England

Thomas

Foy

Boarder

Single

19

1862

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Joseph

Sharrock

Boarder

Single

21

1860

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

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