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Household of William Renshaw (born 1825, 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 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Renshaw, born in 1825 in Didsbury, Lancashire, consisted of 6 members. William was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Renshaw, born in 1827 in Wales. They had 3 children; Samuel (born 1862 in Didsbury, Lancashire, England), Walter (born 1864 in Didsbury, Lancashire, England) and Frederick (born 1866 in Didsbury, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Boarder, Grace Swain, born in 1835 in Scotland.


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William Renshaw's household

Male

William

Renshaw

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Renshaw

Wife
Male

Samuel

Renshaw

Son
Male

Walter

Renshaw

Son
Male

Frederick

Renshaw

Son
Female

Grace

Swain

Boarder
First name(s) William
Last name Renshaw
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 56
Birth year 1825
Birth place Didsbury, Lancashire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Renshaw

Head

Married

56

1825

Didsbury, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Renshaw

Wife

Married

54

1827

Wales

Samuel

Renshaw

Son

Married

19

1862

Didsbury, Lancashire, England

Walter

Renshaw

Son

Single

17

1864

Didsbury, Lancashire, England

Frederick

Renshaw

Son

Single

15

1866

Didsbury, Lancashire, England

Grace

Swain

Boarder

Widow

46

1835

Scotland

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