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Household of William Pollitt (born 1833, Cheshire)

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

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Pollitt, born in 1833 in Cheshire, consisted of 6 members. William was the head of the household, married to Hannah J Pollitt, born in 1843 in Newcastle under Lyme, Staffordshire, England. They had 3 children; Herbert (born 1872 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), Anne (born 1876 in Manchester, Lancashire, England) and Arthur (born 1880 in Manchester, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Father Law, Clement Willshaw, born in 1811 in Newcastle under Lyme, Staffordshire, England.


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William Pollitt's household

Male

William

Pollitt

Head
Female

Hannah J

Pollitt

Wife
Male

Herbert

Pollitt

Son
Female

Anne

Pollitt

Daughter
Male

Arthur

Pollitt

Son
Male

Clement

Willshaw

Father Law
First name(s) William
Last name Pollitt
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 48
Birth year 1833
Birth place Cheshire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Pollitt

Head

Married

48

1833

Cheshire, England

Hannah J

Pollitt

Wife

Married

38

1843

Newcastle under Lyme, Staffordshire, England

Herbert

Pollitt

Son

Single

9

1872

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Anne

Pollitt

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Arthur

Pollitt

Son

Single

1

1880

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Clement

Willshaw

Father Law

Widower

70

1811

Newcastle under Lyme, Staffordshire, England

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