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Household of William Wheatcroft (born 1843, Hampshire)

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

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Wheatcroft, born in 1843 in Portsmouth, Hampshire, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Emma Wheatcroft, born in 1847 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England. They had 5 children; Mary (born 1869 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England), Sarah (born 1870 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England), William (born 1874 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England), Charles (born 1876 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England) and Tom (born 1881 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Aunt, Elizabeth Crookes, born in 1812 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England.


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William Wheatcroft's household

Male

William

Wheatcroft

Head
Female

Emma

Wheatcroft

Wife
Female

Mary

Wheatcroft

Daughter
Female

Sarah

Wheatcroft

Daughter
Male

William

Wheatcroft

Son
Male

Charles

Wheatcroft

Son
Male

Tom

Wheatcroft

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Crookes

Aunt
First name(s) William
Last name Wheatcroft
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 38
Birth year 1843
Birth place Portsmouth, Hampshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Wheatcroft

Head

Married

38

1843

Portsmouth, Hampshire, England

Emma

Wheatcroft

Wife

Married

34

1847

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Mary

Wheatcroft

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Sarah

Wheatcroft

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

William

Wheatcroft

Son

Single

7

1874

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Charles

Wheatcroft

Son

Single

5

1876

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Tom

Wheatcroft

Son

Single

0

1881

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Elizabeth

Crookes

Aunt

Single

69

1812

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

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