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Household of William Travis (born 1844, Lincolnshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, 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 Travis and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Travis, born in 1844 in Owston Ferry, Lincolnshire, consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, married to Mary Travis, born in 1839 in Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, England. They had 2 children; Betsy A (born 1877 in Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, England) and William C (born 1879 in Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Servant, Jane (born 1864 in Normanby, Lincolnshire, England), William's Boarder, Sam (born 1859 in Ringley, Nottinghamshire, England) and William's Apprentice, Ingham (born 1864 in Bedford, Bedfordshire, England).


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William Travis's household

Male

William

Travis

Head
Female

Mary

Travis

Wife
Female

Betsy A

Travis

Daughter
Male

William C

Travis

Son
Female

Jane

Scarborough

Servant
Male

Sam

Bingham

Boarder
Male

Ingham

Picksley

Apprentice
First name(s) William
Last name Travis
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place Owston Ferry, Lincolnshire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Travis

Head

Married

37

1844

Owston Ferry, Lincolnshire, England

Mary

Travis

Wife

Married

42

1839

Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, England

Betsy A

Travis

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, England

William C

Travis

Son

Single

2

1879

Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, England

Jane

Scarborough

Servant

Single

17

1864

Normanby, Lincolnshire, England

Sam

Bingham

Boarder

Single

22

1859

Ringley, Nottinghamshire, England

Ingham

Picksley

Apprentice

Single

17

1864

Bedford, Bedfordshire, England

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