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Household of William Pollitt (born 1845, Cheshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in West Ham, London,Essex, 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 Pollitt and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Pollitt, born in 1845 in Altrincham, Cheshire, consisted of 5 members. William was the head of the household, married to Mary Pollitt, born in 1853 in Aspley Guise, Bedfordshire, England. They had 2 children; Mary E (born 1878 in West Ham, Essex, England) and Thomas (born 1880 in West Ham, Essex, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Visitor, Sophia Tuffs, born in 1805 in Whitechapel, Middlesex, England.


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William Pollitt's household

Male

William

Pollitt

Head
Female

Mary

Pollitt

Wife
Female

Mary E

Pollitt

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Pollitt

Son
Female

Sophia

Tuffs

Visitor
First name(s) William
Last name Pollitt
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 36
Birth year 1845
Birth place Altrincham, Cheshire, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Pollitt

Head

Married

36

1845

Altrincham, Cheshire, England

Mary

Pollitt

Wife

Married

28

1853

Aspley Guise, Bedfordshire, England

Mary E

Pollitt

Daughter

Single

3

1878

West Ham, Essex, England

Thomas

Pollitt

Son

Single

1

1880

West Ham, Essex, England

Sophia

Tuffs

Visitor

Widow

76

1805

Whitechapel, Middlesex, England

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