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Household of William Stead (born 1821, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Leeds, 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 Stead and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Stead, born in 1821 in Knottingley, Yorkshire, consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, married to Sarah Stead, born in 1828 in Brigg, Lincolnshire, England. They had 3 children; Mary (born 1860 in Knottingley, Yorkshire, England), Jane (born 1865 in Knottingley, Yorkshire, England) and Fanny (born 1870 in Knottingley, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Lodger, Hye (born 1860 in Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England) and William's Lodger, William (born 1843 in York, Yorkshire, England).


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William Stead's household

Male

William

Stead

Head
Female

Sarah

Stead

Wife
Female

Mary

Stead

Daughter
Female

Jane

Stead

Daughter
Female

Fanny

Stead

Daughter
Male

Hye

Woolley

Lodger
Male

William

Fairbank

Lodger
First name(s) William
Last name Stead
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 60
Birth year 1821
Birth place Knottingley, Yorkshire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Stead

Head

Married

60

1821

Knottingley, Yorkshire, England

Sarah

Stead

Wife

Married

53

1828

Brigg, Lincolnshire, England

Mary

Stead

Daughter

Single

21

1860

Knottingley, Yorkshire, England

Jane

Stead

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Knottingley, Yorkshire, England

Fanny

Stead

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Knottingley, Yorkshire, England

Hye

Woolley

Lodger

Single

21

1860

Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England

William

Fairbank

Lodger

Married

38

1843

York, Yorkshire, England

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