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Household of William Sephton (born 1823, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Ormskirk, 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 Sephton and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Sephton, born in 1823 in Rainford, Lancashire, consisted of 10 members. William was the head of the household, married to Ann Sephton, born in 1834 in Halsall, Lancashire, England. They had 3 children; Robert (born 1861 in Lancashire, England), Thomas (born 1878 in Lancashire, England) and Mary Alice (born 1879 in Lancashire, England). They had 1 grandchild; Adam, born 1874 in Lancashire, England.
During the period, also present in the household were William's Step Son, John (born 1863 in Bickerstaffe, Lancashire, England), William's Step Son, William (born 1873 in Rainford, Lancashire, England), William's Step Daughter, Alice (born 1844 in Lancashire, England) and William's Servant, Elizabeth (born 1866 in Rainford, Lancashire, England).


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William Sephton's household

Male

William

Sephton

Head
Female

Ann

Sephton

Wife
Male

Robert

Sephton

Son
Male

John

Gregson

Step Son
Male

Thomas

Sephton

Son
Male

William

Gregson

Step Son
Female

Mary Alice

Sephton

Daughter
Female

Alice

Rigby

Step Daughter
Male

Adam

Rigby

Grand Son
Female

Elizabeth

Rimmer

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Sephton
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 58
Birth year 1823
Birth place Rainford, Lancashire, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Sephton

Head

Married

58

1823

Rainford, Lancashire, England

Ann

Sephton

Wife

Married

47

1834

Halsall, Lancashire, England

Robert

Sephton

Son

Single

20

1861

Lancashire, England

John

Gregson

Step Son

Single

18

1863

Bickerstaffe, Lancashire, England

Thomas

Sephton

Son

Single

3

1878

Lancashire, England

William

Gregson

Step Son

Single

8

1873

Rainford, Lancashire, England

Mary Alice

Sephton

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Lancashire, England

Alice

Rigby

Step Daughter

Single

37

1844

Lancashire, England

Adam

Rigby

Grand Son

Single

7

1874

Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Rimmer

Servant

Single

15

1866

Rainford, Lancashire, England

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