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Household of William Twiss (born 1836, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Prescot, 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 Twiss and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Twiss, born in 1836 in Haydock, Lancashire, consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, married to Sarah Twiss, born in 1837 in Bolton, Lancashire, England. They had 3 children; Ellen (born 1860 in Derby, Derbyshire, England), Beatrice (born 1880 in Sutton, Lancashire, England) and Ann (born 1858 in Haydock, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Son In Law, Thomas (born 1858 in Sutton, Lancashire, England) and William's Son In Law, John (born 1856 in Mayo, Ireland).


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William Twiss's household

Male

William

Twiss

Head
Female

Sarah

Twiss

Wife
Male

Thomas

Borrows

Son In Law
Female

Ellen

Borrows

Daughter
Female

Beatrice

Borrows

Daughter
Female

Ann

Armstrong

Daughter
Male

John

Armstrong

Son In Law
First name(s) William
Last name Twiss
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 45
Birth year 1836
Birth place Haydock, Lancashire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Twiss

Head

Married

45

1836

Haydock, Lancashire, England

Sarah

Twiss

Wife

Married

44

1837

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Thomas

Borrows

Son In Law

Married

23

1858

Sutton, Lancashire, England

Ellen

Borrows

Daughter

Married

21

1860

Derby, Derbyshire, England

Beatrice

Borrows

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Sutton, Lancashire, England

Ann

Armstrong

Daughter

Married

23

1858

Haydock, Lancashire, England

John

Armstrong

Son In Law

Married

25

1856

Mayo, Ireland

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