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Household of William Renshaw (born 1820, Lancashire)

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 Renshaw and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Renshaw, born in 1820 in Manchester, Lancashire, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Martha Renshaw, born in 1833 in Staffordshire, England. They had 1 child; Henry, born 1852 in Manchester, Lancashire, England. They had 3 grandchildren; William (born 1873 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), Charles (born 1875 in Manchester, Lancashire, England) and Emily (born 1879 in Manchester, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Daughter In Law, Elizabeth (born 1852 in Manchester, Lancashire, England) and William's Boarder, Elizabeth (born 1856 in Heywood, Lancashire, England).


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William Renshaw's household

Male

William

Renshaw

Head
Female

Martha

Renshaw

Wife
Male

Henry

Renshaw

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Renshaw

Daughter In Law
Male

William

Renshaw

Grand Son
Male

Charles

Renshaw

Grand Son
Female

Emily

Renshaw

Grand Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Doyle

Boarder
First name(s) William
Last name Renshaw
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 61
Birth year 1820
Birth place Manchester, Lancashire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Renshaw

Head

Married

61

1820

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Martha

Renshaw

Wife

Married

48

1833

Staffordshire, England

Henry

Renshaw

Son

Married

29

1852

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Renshaw

Daughter In Law

Married

29

1852

Manchester, Lancashire, England

William

Renshaw

Grand Son

Single

8

1873

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Charles

Renshaw

Grand Son

Single

6

1875

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Emily

Renshaw

Grand Daughter

Single

2

1879

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Doyle

Boarder

Single

25

1856

Heywood, Lancashire, England

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