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Household of William Straw (born 1828, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Sheffield, 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 Straw and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Straw, born in 1828 in Rotherham, Yorkshire, consisted of 6 members. William was the head of the household, married to Jane Straw, born in 1830 in Ellesmere, Shropshire, England. They had 3 children; Keziah (born 1854 in Rotherham, Yorkshire, England), William (born 1859 in Rotherham, Yorkshire, England) and Henry (born 1861 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Visitor, Mary E Frow, born in 1860 in Harrington, Lincolnshire, England.


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William Straw's household

Male

William

Straw

Head
Female

Jane

Straw

Wife
Female

Keziah

Straw

Daughter
Male

William

Straw

Son
Male

Henry

Straw

Son
Female

Mary E

Frow

Visitor
First name(s) William
Last name Straw
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 53
Birth year 1828
Birth place Rotherham, Yorkshire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Straw

Head

Married

53

1828

Rotherham, Yorkshire, England

Jane

Straw

Wife

Married

51

1830

Ellesmere, Shropshire, England

Keziah

Straw

Daughter

Single

27

1854

Rotherham, Yorkshire, England

William

Straw

Son

Single

22

1859

Rotherham, Yorkshire, England

Henry

Straw

Son

Single

20

1861

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Mary E

Frow

Visitor

Single

21

1860

Harrington, Lincolnshire, England

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