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Household of William Scholes (born 1830, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Ashton under Lyne, Cheshire, 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 Scholes and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Scholes, born in 1830 in Middleton, Lancashire, consisted of 5 members. William was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Scholes, born in 1830 in Cheshire, England. They had 3 children; Matilda (born 1853 in Cheshire, England), Ben (born 1870 in Cheshire, England) and Alice (born 1872 in Cheshire, England).


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William Scholes's household

Male

William

Scholes

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Scholes

Wife
Female

Matilda

Scholes

Daughter
Male

Ben

Scholes

Son
Female

Alice

Scholes

Daughter
First name(s) William
Last name Scholes
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 51
Birth year 1830
Birth place Middleton, Lancashire, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Scholes

Head

Married

51

1830

Middleton, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Scholes

Wife

Married

51

1830

Cheshire, England

Matilda

Scholes

Daughter

Single

28

1853

Cheshire, England

Ben

Scholes

Son

Single

11

1870

Cheshire, England

Alice

Scholes

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Cheshire, England

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