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Household of William Scholes (born 1831, Lancashire)

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

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Scholes, born in 1831 in Oldham, Lancashire, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Alice Scholes, born in 1836 in Oldham, Lancashire, England. They had 6 children; Sarah (born 1864 in Oldham, Lancashire, England), Thomas (born 1867 in Oldham, Lancashire, England), Mary Jane (born 1869 in Oldham, Lancashire, England), James (born 1872 in Oldham, Lancashire, England), Emma (born 1874 in Oldham, Lancashire, England) and Louise (born 1877 in Oldham, Lancashire, England).


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William Scholes's household

Male

William

Scholes

Head
Female

Alice

Scholes

Wife
Female

Sarah

Scholes

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Scholes

Son
Female

Mary Jane

Scholes

Daughter
Male

James

Scholes

Son
Female

Emma

Scholes

Daughter
Female

Louise

Scholes

Daughter
First name(s) William
Last name Scholes
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 50
Birth year 1831
Birth place Oldham, Lancashire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Scholes

Head

Married

50

1831

Oldham, Lancashire, England

Alice

Scholes

Wife

Married

45

1836

Oldham, Lancashire, England

Sarah

Scholes

Daughter

Single

17

1864

Oldham, Lancashire, England

Thomas

Scholes

Son

Single

14

1867

Oldham, Lancashire, England

Mary Jane

Scholes

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Oldham, Lancashire, England

James

Scholes

Son

Single

9

1872

Oldham, Lancashire, England

Emma

Scholes

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Oldham, Lancashire, England

Louise

Scholes

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Oldham, Lancashire, England

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