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Household of William Silversides (born 1838, Yorkshire)

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

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Silversides, born in 1838 in Sherburn, Yorkshire, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth D Silversides, born in 1840 in Filey, Yorkshire, England. They had 4 children; Edwin (born 1868 in Filey, Yorkshire, England), Henry (born 1872 in Filey, Yorkshire, England), Mary (born 1874 in Manchester, Lancashire, England) and Crawford (born 1876 in Manchester, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Assistant, Elizabeth (born 1862 in Staffordshire, England) and William's Servant, Edith A (born 1865 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England).


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William Silversides's household

Male

William

Silversides

Head
Female

Elizabeth D

Silversides

Wife
Male

Edwin

Silversides

Son
Male

Henry

Silversides

Son
Female

Mary

Silversides

Daughter
Male

Crawford

Silversides

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Jervis

Assistant
Female

Edith A

Brough

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Silversides
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Sherburn, Yorkshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Silversides

Head

Married

43

1838

Sherburn, Yorkshire, England

Elizabeth D

Silversides

Wife

Married

41

1840

Filey, Yorkshire, England

Edwin

Silversides

Son

Single

13

1868

Filey, Yorkshire, England

Henry

Silversides

Son

Single

9

1872

Filey, Yorkshire, England

Mary

Silversides

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Crawford

Silversides

Son

Single

5

1876

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Jervis

Assistant

Single

19

1862

Staffordshire, England

Edith A

Brough

Servant

Single

16

1865

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

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