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Household of William Schofield (born 1846, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bury, 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 Schofield and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Schofield, born in 1846 in Splotlands, Lancashire, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth A Schofield, born in 1850 in Splotlands, Lancashire, England. They had 5 children; Alice (born 1871 in Splotlands, Lancashire, England), Arthur (born 1873 in Splotlands, Lancashire, England), Joseph (born 1875 in Splotlands, Lancashire, England), Elizabeth (born 1876 in Splotlands, Lancashire, England) and Sarah (born 1879 in Splotlands, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Servant, Mary Heys, born in 1860 in Chesterfield, Derbyshire, England.


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William Schofield's household

Male

William

Schofield

Head
Female

Elizabeth A

Schofield

Wife
Female

Alice

Schofield

Daughter
Male

Arthur

Schofield

Son
Male

Joseph

Schofield

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Schofield

Daughter
Female

Sarah

Schofield

Daughter
Female

Mary

Heys

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Schofield
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 35
Birth year 1846
Birth place Splotlands, Lancashire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Schofield

Head

Married

35

1846

Splotlands, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth A

Schofield

Wife

Married

31

1850

Splotlands, Lancashire, England

Alice

Schofield

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Splotlands, Lancashire, England

Arthur

Schofield

Son

Single

8

1873

Splotlands, Lancashire, England

Joseph

Schofield

Son

Single

6

1875

Splotlands, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Schofield

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Splotlands, Lancashire, England

Sarah

Schofield

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Splotlands, Lancashire, England

Mary

Heys

Servant

Single

21

1860

Chesterfield, Derbyshire, England

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