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Household of William Sigwork (born 1811, Middlesex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Shoreditch, London,Middlesex, 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 Sigwork and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Sigwork, born in 1811 in Shoreditch, Middlesex, consisted of 9 members. William was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Sigwork, born in 1813 in Buckingham, Buckinghamshire, England. They had 1 child; Ann, born 1840 in Paddington, Middlesex, England. They had 5 grandchildren; Elizabeth (born 1867 in Shoreditch, Middlesex, England), Laura (born 1868 in Shoreditch, Middlesex, England), Emma (born 1871 in Shoreditch, Middlesex, England), Mary (born 1877 in Shoreditch, Middlesex, England) and Eliza (born 1879 in Shoreditch, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Son In Law, James Smith, born in 1841 in Kent, England.


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William Sigwork's household

Male

William

Sigwork

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Sigwork

Wife
Female

Ann

Smith

Daughter
Male

James

Smith

Son In Law
Female

Elizabeth

Smith

Grand Daughter
Female

Laura

Smith

Grand Daughter
Female

Emma

Smith

Grand Daughter
Female

Mary

Smith

Grand Daughter
Female

Eliza

Smith

Grand Daughter
First name(s) William
Last name Sigwork
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 70
Birth year 1811
Birth place Shoreditch, Middlesex, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Sigwork

Head

Married

70

1811

Shoreditch, Middlesex, England

Elizabeth

Sigwork

Wife

Married

68

1813

Buckingham, Buckinghamshire, England

Ann

Smith

Daughter

Married

41

1840

Paddington, Middlesex, England

James

Smith

Son In Law

Married

40

1841

Kent, England

Elizabeth

Smith

Grand Daughter

Single

14

1867

Shoreditch, Middlesex, England

Laura

Smith

Grand Daughter

Single

13

1868

Shoreditch, Middlesex, England

Emma

Smith

Grand Daughter

Single

10

1871

Shoreditch, Middlesex, England

Mary

Smith

Grand Daughter

Single

4

1877

Shoreditch, Middlesex, England

Eliza

Smith

Grand Daughter

Single

2

1879

Shoreditch, Middlesex, England

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