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Household of William Sotheby Pickthall (born 1816, Essex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Birkenhead, 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 Sotheby Pickthall and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Sotheby Pickthall, born in 1816 in Waltham Abbey, Essex, consisted of 5 members. William Sotheby was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Pickthall, born in 1820 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England. They had 2 children; Henry Arthur (born 1857 in Oxton, Cheshire, England) and Elizabeth Lucy (born 1857 in Oxton, Cheshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William Sotheby's Servant, Eliza Brannan, born in 1858 in Wrexham, Denbighshire, Wales.


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William Sotheby Pickthall's household

Male

William Sotheby

Pickthall

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Pickthall

Wife
Male

Henry Arthur

Pickthall

Son
Female

Elizabeth Lucy

Pickthall

Daughter
Female

Eliza

Brannan

Servant
First name(s) William Sotheby
Last name Pickthall
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 65
Birth year 1816
Birth place Waltham Abbey, Essex, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William Sotheby

Pickthall

Head

Married

65

1816

Waltham Abbey, Essex, England

Elizabeth

Pickthall

Wife

Married

61

1820

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Henry Arthur

Pickthall

Son

Single

24

1857

Oxton, Cheshire, England

Elizabeth Lucy

Pickthall

Daughter

Single

24

1857

Oxton, Cheshire, England

Eliza

Brannan

Servant

Single

23

1858

Wrexham, Denbighshire, Wales

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