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Household of William Shotton (born 1842, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Halifax, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), 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 Shotton and 3 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Shotton, born in 1842 in Kirkheaton, Yorkshire, consisted of 4 members. William was the head of the household, married to Mary H Shotton, born in 1844 in Kirkheaton, Yorkshire, England. They had 1 child; Mary E, born 1870 in Kirkheaton, Yorkshire, England.
During the period, also present in the household was William's Visitor, Polly Greenwood, born in 1871 in Kirkheaton, Yorkshire, England.


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William Shotton's household

Male

William

Shotton

Head
Female

Mary H

Shotton

Wife
Female

Mary E

Shotton

Daughter
Female

Polly

Greenwood

Visitor
First name(s) William
Last name Shotton
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Kirkheaton, Yorkshire, England

Household members (4 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Shotton

Head

Married

39

1842

Kirkheaton, Yorkshire, England

Mary H

Shotton

Wife

Married

37

1844

Kirkheaton, Yorkshire, England

Mary E

Shotton

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Kirkheaton, Yorkshire, England

Polly

Greenwood

Visitor

Single

10

1871

Kirkheaton, Yorkshire, England

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