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Household of William Wainwright (born 1827, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Chester Le Street, Durham, 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 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Wainwright, born in 1827 in Halton, Yorkshire, consisted of 6 members. William was the head of the household, married to Ann Wainwright, born in 1825 in Lumley, Durham, England. They had 1 child; John, born 1862 in Chester Le Street, Durham, England. They had 1 grandchild; William, born 1874 in Chester Le Street, Durham, England.
During the period, also present in the household were William's Servant, Mary (born 1869 in Houghton, Durham, England) and William's Visitor, Margaret (born 1856 in Lambton, Durham, England).


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William Wainwright's household

Male

William

Wainwright

Head
Female

Ann

Wainwright

Wife
Male

John

Wainwright

Son
Male

William

Wainwright

Grand Son
Female

Mary

Wilson

Servant
Female

Margaret

Elliott

Visitor
First name(s) William
Last name Wainwright
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 54
Birth year 1827
Birth place Halton, Yorkshire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Wainwright

Head

Married

54

1827

Halton, Yorkshire, England

Ann

Wainwright

Wife

Married

56

1825

Lumley, Durham, England

John

Wainwright

Son

Single

19

1862

Chester Le Street, Durham, England

William

Wainwright

Grand Son

Single

7

1874

Chester Le Street, Durham, England

Mary

Wilson

Servant

Single

12

1869

Houghton, Durham, England

Margaret

Elliott

Visitor

Single

25

1856

Lambton, Durham, England

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