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Household of William Widdowson (born 1851, Derbyshire)

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 Widdowson and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Widdowson, born in 1851 in Chesterfield, Derbyshire, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Clara Widdowson, born in 1855 in Attercliffe, Yorkshire, England. They had 2 children; William (born 1877 in Attercliffe, Yorkshire, England) and Frances (born 1879 in Attercliffe, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Aunt, Charlotte (born 1815 in North Wingfield, Derbyshire, England), William's Domestic, Hannah E (born 1865 in Attercliffe, Yorkshire, England), William's Domestic, Eliza (born 1864 in Attercliffe, Yorkshire, England) and William's Domestic, Richard (born 1823 in Manchester, Lancashire, England).


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William Widdowson's household

Male

William

Widdowson

Head
Female

Clara

Widdowson

Wife
Male

William

Widdowson

Son
Female

Frances

Widdowson

Daughter
Female

Charlotte

Harley

Aunt
Female

Hannah E

Gill

Domestic
Female

Eliza

Furnis

Domestic
Male

Richard

Latham

Domestic
First name(s) William
Last name Widdowson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 30
Birth year 1851
Birth place Chesterfield, Derbyshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Widdowson

Head

Married

30

1851

Chesterfield, Derbyshire, England

Clara

Widdowson

Wife

Married

26

1855

Attercliffe, Yorkshire, England

William

Widdowson

Son

Single

4

1877

Attercliffe, Yorkshire, England

Frances

Widdowson

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Attercliffe, Yorkshire, England

Charlotte

Harley

Aunt

Widow

66

1815

North Wingfield, Derbyshire, England

Hannah E

Gill

Domestic

Single

16

1865

Attercliffe, Yorkshire, England

Eliza

Furnis

Domestic

Single

17

1864

Attercliffe, Yorkshire, England

Richard

Latham

Domestic

Single

58

1823

Manchester, Lancashire, England

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