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Household of William Unsworth (born 1846, Lancashire)

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

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Unsworth, born in 1846 in Lancashire, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Elish Unsworth, born in 1851 in Hest Bank, Lancashire, England. They had 5 children; Richard A (born 1872 in Carnforth, Lancashire, England), Ernest E (born 1874 in Carnforth, Lancashire, England), Ellen A (born 1876 in Carnforth, Lancashire, England), Lissie H (born 1878 in Carnforth, Lancashire, England) and William J (born 1881 in Carnforth, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Servant, Mary E Holins, born in 1862 in Preston, Westmorland, England.


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William Unsworth's household

Male

William

Unsworth

Head
Female

Elish

Unsworth

Wife
Male

Richard A

Unsworth

Son
Male

Ernest E

Unsworth

Son
Female

Ellen A

Unsworth

Daughter
Female

Lissie H

Unsworth

Daughter
Male

William J

Unsworth

Son
Female

Mary E

Holins

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Unsworth
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 35
Birth year 1846
Birth place Lancashire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Unsworth

Head

Married

35

1846

Lancashire, England

Elish

Unsworth

Wife

Married

30

1851

Hest Bank, Lancashire, England

Richard A

Unsworth

Son

Single

9

1872

Carnforth, Lancashire, England

Ernest E

Unsworth

Son

Single

7

1874

Carnforth, Lancashire, England

Ellen A

Unsworth

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Carnforth, Lancashire, England

Lissie H

Unsworth

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Carnforth, Lancashire, England

William J

Unsworth

Son

Single

0

1881

Carnforth, Lancashire, England

Mary E

Holins

Servant

Single

19

1862

Preston, Westmorland, England

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