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Household of William Speake (born 1850, Shropshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Barrow in Furness, 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 Speake and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Speake, born in 1850 in Church Stretton, Shropshire, consisted of 9 members. William was the head of the household, married to Mary Ann Speake, born in 1853 in Lancashire, England. They had 4 children; Mary Martha (born 1873 in Barrow, Lancashire, England), Eleanor (born 1875 in Barrow, Lancashire, England), Benjamin Hy (born 1877 in Barrow, Lancashire, England) and Florence (born 1878 in Barrow, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Boarder, Thomas C (born 1859 in Cheshire, England), William's Visitor, Rosa (born 1857 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England) and William's Visitor, James (born 1820 in Lancashire, England).


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William Speake's household

Male

William

Speake

Head
Female

Mary Ann

Speake

Wife
Female

Mary Martha

Speake

Daughter
Female

Eleanor

Speake

Daughter
Male

Benjamin Hy

Speake

Son
Female

Florence

Speake

Daughter
Male

Thomas C

Troughton

Boarder
Female

Rosa

Troughton

Visitor
Male

James

Troughton

Visitor
First name(s) William
Last name Speake
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 31
Birth year 1850
Birth place Church Stretton, Shropshire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Speake

Head

Married

31

1850

Church Stretton, Shropshire, England

Mary Ann

Speake

Wife

Married

28

1853

Lancashire, England

Mary Martha

Speake

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Barrow, Lancashire, England

Eleanor

Speake

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Barrow, Lancashire, England

Benjamin Hy

Speake

Son

Single

4

1877

Barrow, Lancashire, England

Florence

Speake

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Barrow, Lancashire, England

Thomas C

Troughton

Boarder

Single

22

1859

Cheshire, England

Rosa

Troughton

Visitor

Single

24

1857

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

James

Troughton

Visitor

Widower

61

1820

Lancashire, England

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