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Household of William Sands (born 1844, Renfrewshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in West Derby, 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 Sands and 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Sands, born in 1844 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, consisted of 11 members. William was the head of the household, married to Catherine Sands, born in 1847 in Larbert, Stirlingshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; William (born 1872 in Birkenhead, Cheshire, England), John (born 1874 in Lancashire, England), George (born 1876 in Lancashire, England), Catherine (born 1879 in Lancashire, England) and Margaret (born 1881 in Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Lodger, John (born 1851 in Halifax, Yorkshire, England), William's Lodger, Sarah (born 1855 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England), William's Lodger, Ellen (born 1878 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England) and William's Lodger, Margaret (born 1880 in -).


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William Sands's household

Male

William

Sands

Head
Female

Catherine

Sands

Wife
Male

William

Sands

Son
Male

John

Sands

Son
Male

George

Sands

Son
Female

Catherine

Sands

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Sands

Daughter
Male

John

Campbell

Lodger
Female

Sarah

Campbell

Lodger
Female

Ellen

Campbell

Lodger
Female

Margaret

Campbell

Lodger
First name(s) William
Last name Sands
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Sands

Head

Married

37

1844

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Catherine

Sands

Wife

Married

34

1847

Larbert, Stirlingshire, Scotland

William

Sands

Son

Single

9

1872

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England

John

Sands

Son

Single

7

1874

Lancashire, England

George

Sands

Son

Single

5

1876

Lancashire, England

Catherine

Sands

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Lancashire, England

Margaret

Sands

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Lancashire, England

John

Campbell

Lodger

Married

30

1851

Halifax, Yorkshire, England

Sarah

Campbell

Lodger

Married

26

1855

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Ellen

Campbell

Lodger

Single

3

1878

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Margaret

Campbell

Lodger

Single

1

1880

-

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