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Household of William Toplis (born 1844, Derbyshire)

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 Toplis and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Toplis, born in 1844 in Derbyshire, consisted of 10 members. William was the head of the household, married to Mary A Toplis, born in 1848 in Ardwick, Lancashire, England. They had 7 children; Annie L (born 1869 in Chorlton on Medlock, Lancashire, England), Mary E (born 1870 in Chorlton on Medlock, Lancashire, England), Abel (born 1872 in Chorlton on Medlock, Lancashire, England), William (born 1874 in Chorlton on Medlock, Lancashire, England), Sarah F (born 1877 in Chorlton on Medlock, Lancashire, England), John (born 1879 in Gorton, Lancashire, England) and James (born 1881 in Gorton, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Servant, Martha Price, born in 1859 in Shropshire, England.


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William Toplis's household

Male

William

Toplis

Head
Female

Mary A

Toplis

Wife
Female

Annie L

Toplis

Daughter
Female

Mary E

Toplis

Daughter
Male

Abel

Toplis

Son
Male

William

Toplis

Son
Female

Sarah F

Toplis

Daughter
Male

John

Toplis

Son
Male

James

Toplis

Son
Female

Martha

Price

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Toplis
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place Derbyshire, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Toplis

Head

Married

37

1844

Derbyshire, England

Mary A

Toplis

Wife

Married

33

1848

Ardwick, Lancashire, England

Annie L

Toplis

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Chorlton on Medlock, Lancashire, England

Mary E

Toplis

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Chorlton on Medlock, Lancashire, England

Abel

Toplis

Son

Single

9

1872

Chorlton on Medlock, Lancashire, England

William

Toplis

Son

Single

7

1874

Chorlton on Medlock, Lancashire, England

Sarah F

Toplis

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Chorlton on Medlock, Lancashire, England

John

Toplis

Son

Single

2

1879

Gorton, Lancashire, England

James

Toplis

Son

Single

0

1881

Gorton, Lancashire, England

Martha

Price

Servant

Single

22

1859

Shropshire, England

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