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Household of William Slack (born 1854, Derbyshire)

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

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Slack, born in 1854 in Derbyshire, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Sarah Slack, born in 1856 in Retford, Nottinghamshire, England. They had 3 children; Herbert (born 1875 in Retford, Nottinghamshire, England), Joseph (born 1877 in Retford, Nottinghamshire, England) and Charles W (born 1879 in Retford, Nottinghamshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Visitor, Elizabeth (born 1814 in Retford, Nottinghamshire, England), William's Boarder, Charles (born 1812 in Carlton, Nottinghamshire, England) and William's Boarder, Harriet (born 1812 in Laughton, Yorkshire, England).


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William Slack's household

Male

William

Slack

Head
Female

Sarah

Slack

Wife
Male

Herbert

Slack

Son
Male

Joseph

Slack

Son
Male

Charles W

Slack

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Wilson

Visitor
Male

Charles

Swannack

Boarder
Female

Harriet

Swannack

Boarder
First name(s) William
Last name Slack
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 27
Birth year 1854
Birth place Derbyshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Slack

Head

Married

27

1854

Derbyshire, England

Sarah

Slack

Wife

Married

25

1856

Retford, Nottinghamshire, England

Herbert

Slack

Son

Single

6

1875

Retford, Nottinghamshire, England

Joseph

Slack

Son

Single

4

1877

Retford, Nottinghamshire, England

Charles W

Slack

Son

Single

2

1879

Retford, Nottinghamshire, England

Elizabeth

Wilson

Visitor

Married

67

1814

Retford, Nottinghamshire, England

Charles

Swannack

Boarder

Married

69

1812

Carlton, Nottinghamshire, England

Harriet

Swannack

Boarder

Married

69

1812

Laughton, Yorkshire, England

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