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Household of William Tell (born 1835, Staffordshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Doncaster, 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 Tell and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Tell, born in 1835 in Longton, Staffordshire, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Eliza Tell, born in 1837 in Knottingley, Staffordshire, England. They had 6 children; Mary A (born 1859 in Rotherham, Yorkshire, England), William (born 1860 in Knottingley, Yorkshire, England), John (born 1867 in Staffordshire, England), Joseph (born 1870 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England), Frank (born 1872 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England) and Eliza (born 1880 in Knottingley, Yorkshire, England).


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William Tell's household

Male

William

Tell

Head
Female

Eliza

Tell

Wife
Female

Mary A

Tell

Daughter
Male

William

Tell

Son
Male

John

Tell

Son
Male

Joseph

Tell

Son
Male

Frank

Tell

Son
Female

Eliza

Tell

Daughter
First name(s) William
Last name Tell
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 46
Birth year 1835
Birth place Longton, Staffordshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Tell

Head

Married

46

1835

Longton, Staffordshire, England

Eliza

Tell

Wife

Married

44

1837

Knottingley, Staffordshire, England

Mary A

Tell

Daughter

Single

22

1859

Rotherham, Yorkshire, England

William

Tell

Son

Single

21

1860

Knottingley, Yorkshire, England

John

Tell

Son

Single

14

1867

Staffordshire, England

Joseph

Tell

Son

Single

11

1870

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Frank

Tell

Son

Single

9

1872

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Eliza

Tell

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Knottingley, Yorkshire, England

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