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Household of William Whiston (born 1839, Cheshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Macclesfield, Cheshire, 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 Whiston and 12 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Whiston, born in 1839 in Prestbury, Cheshire, consisted of 13 members. William was the head of the household, married to Emma S Whiston, born in 1848 in Manchester, Lancashire, England. They had 8 children; Florence (born 1867 in Prestbury, Cheshire, England), Edith L (born 1868 in Prestbury, Cheshire, England), Annie B (born 1869 in Prestbury, Cheshire, England), Marian P (born 1870 in Prestbury, Cheshire, England), Harold W (born 1874 in Prestbury, Cheshire, England), Lucy E (born 1875 in Prestbury, Cheshire, England), Arthur (born 1878 in Prestbury, Cheshire, England) and William H (born 1881 in Prestbury, Cheshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Servant, Sarah J (born 1862 in Shropshire, England), William's Servant, Mary A (born 1862 in Astbury, Cheshire, England) and William's Servant, Mary A (born 1861 in Astbury, Cheshire, England).


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William Whiston's household

Male

William

Whiston

Head
Female

Emma S

Whiston

Wife
Female

Florence

Whiston

Daughter
Female

Edith L

Whiston

Daughter
Female

Annie B

Whiston

Daughter
Female

Marian P

Whiston

Daughter
Male

Harold W

Whiston

Son
Female

Lucy E

Whiston

Daughter
Male

Arthur

Whiston

Son
Male

William H

Whiston

Son
Female

Sarah J

Jones

Servant
Female

Mary A

Webb

Servant
Female

Mary A

Wakefield

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Whiston
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Prestbury, Cheshire, England

Household members (13 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Whiston

Head

Married

42

1839

Prestbury, Cheshire, England

Emma S

Whiston

Wife

Married

33

1848

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Florence

Whiston

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Prestbury, Cheshire, England

Edith L

Whiston

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Prestbury, Cheshire, England

Annie B

Whiston

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Prestbury, Cheshire, England

Marian P

Whiston

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Prestbury, Cheshire, England

Harold W

Whiston

Son

Single

7

1874

Prestbury, Cheshire, England

Lucy E

Whiston

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Prestbury, Cheshire, England

Arthur

Whiston

Son

Single

3

1878

Prestbury, Cheshire, England

William H

Whiston

Son

Single

0

1881

Prestbury, Cheshire, England

Sarah J

Jones

Servant

Single

19

1862

Shropshire, England

Mary A

Webb

Servant

Single

19

1862

Astbury, Cheshire, England

Mary A

Wakefield

Servant

Single

20

1861

Astbury, Cheshire, England

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