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Household of William Snelson (born 1849, Cheshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Chester, Cheshire, 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 Snelson and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Snelson, born in 1849 in Chester, Cheshire, consisted of 10 members. William was the head of the household, married to Eliza J Snelson, born in 1848 in Manchester, Lancashire, England. They had 7 children; Elizabeth (born 1872 in Chester, Cheshire, England), Margaret (born 1873 in Chester, Cheshire, England), William (born 1874 in Chester, Cheshire, England), Hannah (born 1876 in Chester, Cheshire, England), George (born 1878 in Chester, Cheshire, England), Eliza J (born 1880 in Chester, Cheshire, England) and Emma (born 1881 in Chester, Cheshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Brother, George Snelson, born in 1851 in Chester, Cheshire, England.


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William Snelson's household

Male

William

Snelson

Head
Female

Eliza J

Snelson

Wife
Female

Elizabeth

Snelson

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Snelson

Daughter
Male

William

Snelson

Son
Female

Hannah

Snelson

Daughter
Male

George

Snelson

Son
Female

Eliza J

Snelson

Daughter
Female

Emma

Snelson

Daughter
Male

George

Snelson

Brother
First name(s) William
Last name Snelson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 32
Birth year 1849
Birth place Chester, Cheshire, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Snelson

Head

Married

32

1849

Chester, Cheshire, England

Eliza J

Snelson

Wife

Married

33

1848

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Snelson

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Chester, Cheshire, England

Margaret

Snelson

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Chester, Cheshire, England

William

Snelson

Son

Single

7

1874

Chester, Cheshire, England

Hannah

Snelson

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Chester, Cheshire, England

George

Snelson

Son

Single

3

1878

Chester, Cheshire, England

Eliza J

Snelson

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Chester, Cheshire, England

Emma

Snelson

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Chester, Cheshire, England

George

Snelson

Brother

Single

30

1851

Chester, Cheshire, England

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