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Household of William Penny (born 1846, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Ashton under Lyne, 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 Penny and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Penny, born in 1846 in Stalybridge, Lancashire, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Mary Penny, born in 1845 in Stalybridge, Lancashire, England. They had 6 children; Mary E (born 1865 in Cheshire, England), William (born 1870 in Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire, England), Alice (born 1871 in Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire, England), Thomas (born 1875 in Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire, England), Edna (born 1878 in Cheshire, England) and Bertha (born 1880 in Cheshire, England).


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William Penny's household

Male

William

Penny

Head
Female

Mary

Penny

Wife
Female

Mary E

Penny

Daughter
Male

William

Penny

Son
Female

Alice

Penny

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Penny

Son
Female

Edna

Penny

Daughter
Female

Bertha

Penny

Daughter
First name(s) William
Last name Penny
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 35
Birth year 1846
Birth place Stalybridge, Lancashire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Penny

Head

Married

35

1846

Stalybridge, Lancashire, England

Mary

Penny

Wife

Married

36

1845

Stalybridge, Lancashire, England

Mary E

Penny

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Cheshire, England

William

Penny

Son

Single

11

1870

Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire, England

Alice

Penny

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire, England

Thomas

Penny

Son

Single

6

1875

Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire, England

Edna

Penny

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Cheshire, England

Bertha

Penny

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Cheshire, England

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