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Household of William Wainwright (born 1841, Staffordshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Salford, 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 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Wainwright, born in 1841 in Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, consisted of 11 members. William was the head of the household, married to Sarah Wainwright, born in 1844 in Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England. They had 8 children; Emily (born 1863 in Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England), William (born 1865 in Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England), Thomas (born 1867 in Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England), Jane (born 1869 in Pendlebury, Lancashire, England), Anne (born 1871 in Pendlebury, Lancashire, England), Sarah (born 1873 in Pendlebury, Lancashire, England), Rebecca (born 1875 in Pendlebury, Lancashire, England) and Betsy (born 1878 in Pendlebury, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Boarder, Ernest Horton, born in 1863 in Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England.


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William Wainwright's household

Male

William

Wainwright

Head
Female

Sarah

Wainwright

Wife
Female

Emily

Wainwright

Daughter
Male

William

Wainwright

Son
Male

Thomas

Wainwright

Son
Female

Jane

Wainwright

Daughter
Female

Anne

Wainwright

Daughter
Female

Sarah

Wainwright

Daughter
Female

Rebecca

Wainwright

Daughter
Female

Betsy

Wainwright

Daughter
Female

Ernest

Horton

Boarder
First name(s) William
Last name Wainwright
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Wainwright

Head

Married

40

1841

Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England

Sarah

Wainwright

Wife

Married

37

1844

Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England

Emily

Wainwright

Daughter

Single

18

1863

Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England

William

Wainwright

Son

Single

16

1865

Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England

Thomas

Wainwright

Son

Single

14

1867

Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England

Jane

Wainwright

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Pendlebury, Lancashire, England

Anne

Wainwright

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Pendlebury, Lancashire, England

Sarah

Wainwright

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Pendlebury, Lancashire, England

Rebecca

Wainwright

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Pendlebury, Lancashire, England

Betsy

Wainwright

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Pendlebury, Lancashire, England

Ernest

Horton

Boarder

Single

18

1863

Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England

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