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Household of William Seddon (born 1820, Lancashire)

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

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Seddon, born in 1820 in Burscough, Lancashire, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to William Seddon, born in 1855 in St Helens, Lancashire, England. They had 2 children; William (born 1855 in St Helens, Lancashire, England) and Jane Alice (born 1854 in St Helens, Lancashire, England). They had 2 grandchildren; William (born 1870 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England) and Rachel (born 1871 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Servant, Jane (born 1831 in Galway, Galway, Ireland), William's Servant, Sarah Ellen (born 1865 in St Helens, Lancashire, England) and William's Servant, William (born 1852 in St Helens, Lancashire, England).


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William Seddon's household

Male

William

Seddon

Head
Male

William

Seddon

Son
Female

Jane Alice

Barnes

Daughter
Male

William

Seddon

Grand Son
Female

Rachel

Seddon

Grand Daughter
Female

Jane

Hobart

Servant
Female

Sarah Ellen

Jackson

Servant
Male

William

Colquitt

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Seddon
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 61
Birth year 1820
Birth place Burscough, Lancashire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Seddon

Head

Married

61

1820

Burscough, Lancashire, England

William

Seddon

Son

Single

26

1855

St Helens, Lancashire, England

Jane Alice

Barnes

Daughter

Married

27

1854

St Helens, Lancashire, England

William

Seddon

Grand Son

Single

11

1870

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Rachel

Seddon

Grand Daughter

Single

10

1871

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Jane

Hobart

Servant

Single

50

1831

Galway, Galway, Ireland

Sarah Ellen

Jackson

Servant

Single

16

1865

St Helens, Lancashire, England

William

Colquitt

Servant

Single

29

1852

St Helens, Lancashire, England

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