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Household of William Pollitt (born 1840, Lancashire)

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

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Pollitt, born in 1840 in Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Caroline Pollitt, born in 1841 in Hyde, Cheshire, England. They had 6 children; Gertrude (born 1866 in Ashton, Lancashire, England), Mary Ann (born 1868 in Ashton, Lancashire, England), James William (born 1870 in Ashton, Lancashire, England), Frances (born 1873 in Ashton, Lancashire, England), John (born 1878 in Stalybridge, Lancashire, England) and Caroline (born 1881 in Hollingworth, Cheshire, England).


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William Pollitt's household

Male

William

Pollitt

Head
Female

Caroline

Pollitt

Wife
Female

Gertrude

Pollitt

Daughter
Female

Mary Ann

Pollitt

Daughter
Male

James William

Pollitt

Son
Female

Frances

Pollitt

Daughter
Male

John

Pollitt

Son
Female

Caroline

Pollitt

Daughter
First name(s) William
Last name Pollitt
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Pollitt

Head

Married

41

1840

Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire, England

Caroline

Pollitt

Wife

Married

40

1841

Hyde, Cheshire, England

Gertrude

Pollitt

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Ashton, Lancashire, England

Mary Ann

Pollitt

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Ashton, Lancashire, England

James William

Pollitt

Son

Single

11

1870

Ashton, Lancashire, England

Frances

Pollitt

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Ashton, Lancashire, England

John

Pollitt

Son

Single

3

1878

Stalybridge, Lancashire, England

Caroline

Pollitt

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Hollingworth, Cheshire, England

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