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Household of William Toft (born 1834, Lancashire)

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

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Toft, born in 1834 in Didsbury, Lancashire, consisted of 6 members. William was the head of the household, widower. He had 4 children; Samuel (born 1869 in Didsbury, Lancashire, England), Margaret (born 1872 in Didsbury, Lancashire, England), Harriet (born 1875 in Didsbury, Lancashire, England) and Frederick (born 1876 in Didsbury, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Lodger, John Garner, born in 1833 in Timperley, Cheshire, England.


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William Toft's household

Male

William

Toft

Head
Male

Samuel

Toft

Son
Female

Margaret

Toft

Daughter
Female

Harriet

Toft

Daughter
Male

Frederick

Toft

Son
Male

John

Garner

Lodger
First name(s) William
Last name Toft
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 47
Birth year 1834
Birth place Didsbury, Lancashire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Toft

Head

Widower

47

1834

Didsbury, Lancashire, England

Samuel

Toft

Son

Single

12

1869

Didsbury, Lancashire, England

Margaret

Toft

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Didsbury, Lancashire, England

Harriet

Toft

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Didsbury, Lancashire, England

Frederick

Toft

Son

Single

5

1876

Didsbury, Lancashire, England

John

Garner

Lodger

Single

48

1833

Timperley, Cheshire, England

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