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Household of William Skirrow (born 1833, 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 Skirrow and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Skirrow, born in 1833 in Northowram, Yorkshire, consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, married to Ellen Skirrow, born in 1839 in Sowerby, Yorkshire, England. They had 5 children; Sam (born 1860 in Northowram, Yorkshire, England), Mary E (born 1863 in Northowram, Yorkshire, England), Emma (born 1865 in Northowram, Yorkshire, England), John M (born 1868 in Northowram, Yorkshire, England) and Joseph (born 1876 in Northowram, Yorkshire, England).


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William Skirrow's household

Male

William

Skirrow

Head
Female

Ellen

Skirrow

Wife
Male

Sam

Skirrow

Son
Female

Mary E

Skirrow

Daughter
Female

Emma

Skirrow

Daughter
Male

John M

Skirrow

Son
Male

Joseph

Skirrow

Son
First name(s) William
Last name Skirrow
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 48
Birth year 1833
Birth place Northowram, Yorkshire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Skirrow

Head

Married

48

1833

Northowram, Yorkshire, England

Ellen

Skirrow

Wife

Married

42

1839

Sowerby, Yorkshire, England

Sam

Skirrow

Son

Single

21

1860

Northowram, Yorkshire, England

Mary E

Skirrow

Daughter

Single

18

1863

Northowram, Yorkshire, England

Emma

Skirrow

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Northowram, Yorkshire, England

John M

Skirrow

Son

Single

13

1868

Northowram, Yorkshire, England

Joseph

Skirrow

Son

Single

5

1876

Northowram, Yorkshire, England

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