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Household of William Wainwright (born 1836, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Chorlton, 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 Wainwright and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Wainwright, born in 1836 in Yorkshire, consisted of 10 members. William was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth S Wainwright, born in 1846 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England. They had 6 children; Edward H (born 1868 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), George A (born 1869 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), Alfred M (born 1871 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), Sydney B (born 1874 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), Ethelrida L (born 1875 in Manchester, Lancashire, England) and Hilda B (born 1877 in Manchester, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Servant, Martha (born 1856 in Bulkeley, Cheshire, England) and William's Servant, Lavinia (born 1858 in Hyde, Cheshire, England).


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William Wainwright's household

Male

William

Wainwright

Head
Female

Elizabeth S

Wainwright

Wife
Male

Edward H

Wainwright

Son
Male

George A

Wainwright

Son
Male

Alfred M

Wainwright

Son
Male

Sydney B

Wainwright

Son
Female

Ethelrida L

Wainwright

Daughter
Female

Hilda B

Wainwright

Daughter
Female

Martha

Egerton

Servant
Female

Lavinia

Sale

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Wainwright
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 45
Birth year 1836
Birth place Yorkshire, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Wainwright

Head

Married

45

1836

Yorkshire, England

Elizabeth S

Wainwright

Wife

Married

35

1846

Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Edward H

Wainwright

Son

Single

13

1868

Manchester, Lancashire, England

George A

Wainwright

Son

Single

12

1869

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Alfred M

Wainwright

Son

Single

10

1871

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Sydney B

Wainwright

Son

Single

7

1874

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Ethelrida L

Wainwright

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Hilda B

Wainwright

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Martha

Egerton

Servant

Single

25

1856

Bulkeley, Cheshire, England

Lavinia

Sale

Servant

Single

23

1858

Hyde, Cheshire, England

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