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Household of William Pickersgill (born 1835, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Halifax, 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 Pickersgill and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Pickersgill, born in 1835 in Northowram, Yorkshire, consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, married to Emma Pickersgill, born in 1834 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England. They had 2 children; Annie (born 1876 in Northowram, Yorkshire, England) and Harry (born 1877 in Northowram, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Brother, George (born 1844 in Northowram, Yorkshire, England), William's Stepson, Walter (born 1857 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England) and William's Visitor, Elizabeth (born 1844 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England).


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William Pickersgill's household

Male

William

Pickersgill

Head
Female

Emma

Pickersgill

Wife
Female

Annie

Pickersgill

Daughter
Male

Harry

Pickersgill

Son
Male

George

Pickersgill

Brother
Male

Walter

Murgatroyd

Stepson
Female

Elizabeth

Murgatroyd

Visitor
First name(s) William
Last name Pickersgill
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 46
Birth year 1835
Birth place Northowram, Yorkshire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Pickersgill

Head

Married

46

1835

Northowram, Yorkshire, England

Emma

Pickersgill

Wife

Married

47

1834

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Annie

Pickersgill

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Northowram, Yorkshire, England

Harry

Pickersgill

Son

Single

4

1877

Northowram, Yorkshire, England

George

Pickersgill

Brother

Married

37

1844

Northowram, Yorkshire, England

Walter

Murgatroyd

Stepson

Married

24

1857

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Elizabeth

Murgatroyd

Visitor

Single

37

1844

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

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