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Household of William Skeat (born 1836, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Leigh, 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 Skeat and 12 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Skeat, born in 1836 in Tyldesley, Lancashire, consisted of 13 members. William was the head of the household, married to Mary Skeat, born in 1841 in Wales. They had 11 children; Eliza (born 1862 in Wales), John (born 1863 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England), William (born 1865 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England), Robert (born 1867 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England), Benjamin (born 1869 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England), Thomas (born 1871 in Tyldesley, Lancashire, England), George W (born 1872 in Tyldesley, Lancashire, England), Mary (born 1874 in Tyldesley, Lancashire, England), Stephen A (born 1876 in Tyldesley, Lancashire, England), Rachel (born 1879 in Tyldesley, Lancashire, England) and Sarah A (born 1881 in Tyldesley, Lancashire, England).


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William Skeat's household

Male

William

Skeat

Head
Female

Mary

Skeat

Wife
Female

Eliza

Skeat

Daughter
Male

John

Skeat

Son
Male

William

Skeat

Son
Male

Robert

Skeat

Son
Male

Benjamin

Skeat

Son
Male

Thomas

Skeat

Son
Male

George W

Skeat

Son
Female

Mary

Skeat

Daughter
Male

Stephen A

Skeat

Son
Female

Rachel

Skeat

Daughter
Female

Sarah A

Skeat

Daughter
First name(s) William
Last name Skeat
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 45
Birth year 1836
Birth place Tyldesley, Lancashire, England

Household members (13 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Skeat

Head

Married

45

1836

Tyldesley, Lancashire, England

Mary

Skeat

Wife

Married

40

1841

Wales

Eliza

Skeat

Daughter

Single

19

1862

Wales

John

Skeat

Son

Single

18

1863

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

William

Skeat

Son

Single

16

1865

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Robert

Skeat

Son

Single

14

1867

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Benjamin

Skeat

Son

Single

12

1869

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Thomas

Skeat

Son

Single

10

1871

Tyldesley, Lancashire, England

George W

Skeat

Son

Single

9

1872

Tyldesley, Lancashire, England

Mary

Skeat

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Tyldesley, Lancashire, England

Stephen A

Skeat

Son

Single

5

1876

Tyldesley, Lancashire, England

Rachel

Skeat

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Tyldesley, Lancashire, England

Sarah A

Skeat

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Tyldesley, Lancashire, England

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