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Household of William Squires (born 1857, Herefordshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Ashton under Lyne, 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 Squires and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Squires, born in 1857 in Bosbury, Herefordshire, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Mary Squires, born in 1852 in Newchurch, Lancashire, England. They had 2 children; Thomas (born 1881 in Hooley Hill, Lancashire, England) and Isabel (born 1870 in Hooley Hill, Lancashire, England). They had 2 grandchildren; Shusania (born 1869 in Hooley Hill, Lancashire, England) and James Hy (born 1871 in Hooley Hill, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Mother In Law, Shusania (born 1812 in Newchurch, Lancashire, England) and William's Sister In Law, Ann (born 1843 in Newchurch, Lancashire, England).


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William Squires's household

Male

William

Squires

Head
Female

Mary

Squires

Wife
Male

Thomas

Squires

Son
Female

Shusania

Mason

Mother In Law
Female

Ann

Hughes

Sister In Law
Female

Isabel

Hughes

Daughter
Female

Shusania

Mason

Grand Daughter
Male

James Hy

Mason

Grand Son
First name(s) William
Last name Squires
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 24
Birth year 1857
Birth place Bosbury, Herefordshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Squires

Head

Married

24

1857

Bosbury, Herefordshire, England

Mary

Squires

Wife

Married

29

1852

Newchurch, Lancashire, England

Thomas

Squires

Son

Single

0

1881

Hooley Hill, Lancashire, England

Shusania

Mason

Mother In Law

Widow

69

1812

Newchurch, Lancashire, England

Ann

Hughes

Sister In Law

Widow

38

1843

Newchurch, Lancashire, England

Isabel

Hughes

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Hooley Hill, Lancashire, England

Shusania

Mason

Grand Daughter

Single

12

1869

Hooley Hill, Lancashire, England

James Hy

Mason

Grand Son

Single

10

1871

Hooley Hill, Lancashire, England

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