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Household of William W Sleight (born 1838, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bramley, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), 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 W Sleight and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William W Sleight, born in 1838 in Hull, Yorkshire, consisted of 8 members. William W was the head of the household, married to Emma Sleight, born in 1838 in Hull, Yorkshire, England. They had 5 children; William W (born 1862 in Hull, Yorkshire, England), Margaret E (born 1866 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England), Emma (born 1869 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England), Earnest (born 1872 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England) and Herbert (born 1874 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William W's Servant, Emily Priestley, born in 1865 in Hull, Yorkshire, England.


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William W Sleight's household

Male

William W

Sleight

Head
Female

Emma

Sleight

Wife
Male

William W

Sleight

Son
Female

Margaret E

Sleight

Daughter
Female

Emma

Sleight

Daughter
Male

Earnest

Sleight

Son
Male

Herbert

Sleight

Son
Female

Emily

Priestley

Servant
First name(s) William W
Last name Sleight
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Hull, Yorkshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William W

Sleight

Head

Married

43

1838

Hull, Yorkshire, England

Emma

Sleight

Wife

Married

43

1838

Hull, Yorkshire, England

William W

Sleight

Son

Single

19

1862

Hull, Yorkshire, England

Margaret E

Sleight

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Emma

Sleight

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Earnest

Sleight

Son

Single

9

1872

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Herbert

Sleight

Son

Single

7

1874

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Emily

Priestley

Servant

Single

16

1865

Hull, Yorkshire, England

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