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Household of William Tong (born 1825, Lancashire)

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

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Tong, born in 1825 in Bolton, Lancashire, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Betsey Tong, born in 1823 in Bolton, Lancashire, England. They had 3 children; Betsey (born 1857 in Bolton, Lancashire, England), Elizabeth (born 1857 in Bolton, Lancashire, England) and William (born 1861 in Bolton, Lancashire, England). They had 1 grandchild; Betsey, born 1873 in Bolton, Lancashire, England.
During the period, also present in the household were William's Servant, Mary (born 1862 in Lancashire, England) and William's Visitor, Percival J (born 1857 in Farnworth, Lancashire, England).


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William Tong's household

Male

William

Tong

Head
Female

Betsey

Tong

Wife
Female

Betsey

Tong

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Tong

Daughter
Male

William

Tong

Son
Female

Betsey

Tong

Grand Daughter
Female

Mary

Turner

Servant
Male

Percival J

Marsh

Visitor
First name(s) William
Last name Tong
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 56
Birth year 1825
Birth place Bolton, Lancashire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Tong

Head

Married

56

1825

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Betsey

Tong

Wife

Married

58

1823

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Betsey

Tong

Daughter

Single

24

1857

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Tong

Daughter

Single

24

1857

Bolton, Lancashire, England

William

Tong

Son

Single

20

1861

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Betsey

Tong

Grand Daughter

Single

8

1873

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Mary

Turner

Servant

Single

19

1862

Lancashire, England

Percival J

Marsh

Visitor

Single

24

1857

Farnworth, Lancashire, England

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