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Household of William Schofield (born 1827, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Rochdale, 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 11 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Schofield, born in 1827 in Healey, Lancashire, consisted of 12 members. William was the head of the household, married to Betsy Schofield, born in 1837 in Splotlands, Lancashire, England. They had 4 children; Ellis (born 1858 in Healey, Lancashire, England), John (born 1864 in Healey, Lancashire, England), William (born 1868 in Splotlands, Lancashire, England) and Sarah (born 1870 in Splotlands, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Son In Law, Abraham (born 1858 in Splotlands, Lancashire, England), William's Son In Law, John (born 1862 in Splotlands, Lancashire, England), William's Daughter In Law, Jane E (born 1866 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England), William's Son In Law, Peter (born 1868 in Splotlands, Lancashire, England), William's Daughter In Law, Emily (born 1870 in Splotlands, Lancashire, England) and William's Son In Law, James (born 1875 in Splotlands, Lancashire, England).


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William Schofield's household

Male

William

Schofield

Head
Female

Betsy

Schofield

Wife
Male

Ellis

Schofield

Son
Male

Abraham

Heap

Son In Law
Male

John

Heap

Son In Law
Male

John

Schofield

Son
Female

Jane E

Heap

Daughter In Law
Male

William

Schofield

Son
Male

Peter

Heap

Son In Law
Female

Emily

Heap

Daughter In Law
Female

Sarah

Schofield

Daughter
Male

James

Heap

Son In Law
First name(s) William
Last name Schofield
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 54
Birth year 1827
Birth place Healey, Lancashire, England

Household members (12 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Schofield

Head

Married

54

1827

Healey, Lancashire, England

Betsy

Schofield

Wife

Married

44

1837

Splotlands, Lancashire, England

Ellis

Schofield

Son

Single

23

1858

Healey, Lancashire, England

Abraham

Heap

Son In Law

Single

23

1858

Splotlands, Lancashire, England

John

Heap

Son In Law

Single

19

1862

Splotlands, Lancashire, England

John

Schofield

Son

Single

17

1864

Healey, Lancashire, England

Jane E

Heap

Daughter In Law

Single

15

1866

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

William

Schofield

Son

Single

13

1868

Splotlands, Lancashire, England

Peter

Heap

Son In Law

Single

13

1868

Splotlands, Lancashire, England

Emily

Heap

Daughter In Law

Single

11

1870

Splotlands, Lancashire, England

Sarah

Schofield

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Splotlands, Lancashire, England

James

Heap

Son In Law

Single

6

1875

Splotlands, Lancashire, England

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