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Household of William Topping (born 1848, Lancashire)

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

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Topping, born in 1848 in Hindley, Lancashire, consisted of 6 members. William was the head of the household, married to Jane Topping, born in 1850 in Lincoln, Lincolnshire, England. They had 3 children; Henry (born 1877 in Hindley, Lancashire, England), Caroline Jane (born 1880 in Hindley, Lancashire, England) and John William (born 1881 in Hindley, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Boarder, Elizabeth Jane Smith, born in 1823 in Newburgh, Lancashire, England.


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William Topping's household

Male

William

Topping

Head
Female

Jane

Topping

Wife
Female

Elizabeth Jane

Smith

Boarder
Male

Henry

Topping

Son
Female

Caroline Jane

Topping

Daughter
Male

John William

Topping

Son
First name(s) William
Last name Topping
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 33
Birth year 1848
Birth place Hindley, Lancashire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Topping

Head

Married

33

1848

Hindley, Lancashire, England

Jane

Topping

Wife

Married

31

1850

Lincoln, Lincolnshire, England

Elizabeth Jane

Smith

Boarder

Widow

58

1823

Newburgh, Lancashire, England

Henry

Topping

Son

Single

4

1877

Hindley, Lancashire, England

Caroline Jane

Topping

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Hindley, Lancashire, England

John William

Topping

Son

Single

0

1881

Hindley, Lancashire, England

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