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Household of William Tell (born 1836, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Middlesbrough, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (North 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 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Tell, born in 1836 in Howden, Yorkshire, consisted of 11 members. William was the head of the household, married to Mary A Tell, born in 1841 in Dersingham, Norfolk, England. They had 7 children; Rob Jacobs (born 1861 in Normanby, Yorkshire, England), Edward (born 1866 in Normanby, Yorkshire, England), Mary (born 1868 in Normanby, Yorkshire, England), Sarah (born 1870 in Normanby, Yorkshire, England), George A (born 1873 in Normanby, Yorkshire, England), William H (born 1875 in Normanby, Yorkshire, England) and John T (born 1877 in Normanby, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Boarder, William (born 1860 in North Ormesby, Yorkshire, England) and William's Boarder, Thomas (born 1871 in North Ormesby, Yorkshire, England).


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William Tell's household

Male

William

Tell

Head
Female

Mary A

Tell

Wife
Male

Rob Jacobs

Tell

Son
Male

Edward

Tell

Son
Female

Mary

Tell

Daughter
Female

Sarah

Tell

Daughter
Male

George A

Tell

Son
Male

William H

Tell

Son
Male

John T

Tell

Son
Male

William

Hodgen

Boarder
Male

Thomas

Hodgen

Boarder
First name(s) William
Last name Tell
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 45
Birth year 1836
Birth place Howden, Yorkshire, England

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Tell

Head

Married

45

1836

Howden, Yorkshire, England

Mary A

Tell

Wife

Married

40

1841

Dersingham, Norfolk, England

Rob Jacobs

Tell

Son

Single

20

1861

Normanby, Yorkshire, England

Edward

Tell

Son

Single

15

1866

Normanby, Yorkshire, England

Mary

Tell

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Normanby, Yorkshire, England

Sarah

Tell

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Normanby, Yorkshire, England

George A

Tell

Son

Single

8

1873

Normanby, Yorkshire, England

William H

Tell

Son

Single

6

1875

Normanby, Yorkshire, England

John T

Tell

Son

Single

4

1877

Normanby, Yorkshire, England

William

Hodgen

Boarder

Single

21

1860

North Ormesby, Yorkshire, England

Thomas

Hodgen

Boarder

Single

10

1871

North Ormesby, Yorkshire, England

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