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Household of William Wigglesworth (born 1829, Cheshire)

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

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Wigglesworth, born in 1829 in Stockport, Cheshire, consisted of 13 members. William was the head of the household, married to Hannah Eliza Wigglesworth, born in 1837 in Mucklestone, Staffordshire, England. They had 9 children; Edith (born 1867 in Heaton Norris, Lancashire, England), Bertha (born 1868 in Heaton Norris, Lancashire, England), Maud (born 1870 in Heaton Norris, Lancashire, England), Mabel (born 1871 in Heaton Norris, Lancashire, England), Francis Wm (born 1873 in Heaton Norris, Lancashire, England), Oliver Highfield (born 1874 in Heaton Norris, Lancashire, England), Winifred Furnival (born 1876 in Heaton Norris, Lancashire, England), Grace (born 1878 in Heaton Norris, Lancashire, England) and Dora (born 1881 in Heaton Norris, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Servant, Betsy Furnival (born 1856 in Norton in Hales, Shropshire, England) and William's Servant, Emma (born 1857 in Mucklestone, Staffordshire, England).


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William Wigglesworth's household

Male

William

Wigglesworth

Head
Female

Hannah Eliza

Wigglesworth

Wife
Female

Edith

Wigglesworth

Daughter
Female

Bertha

Wigglesworth

Daughter
Female

Maud

Wigglesworth

Daughter
Female

Mabel

Wigglesworth

Daughter
Male

Francis Wm

Wigglesworth

Son
Male

Oliver Highfield

Wigglesworth

Son
Male

Winifred Furnival

Wigglesworth

Son
Female

Grace

Wigglesworth

Daughter
Female

Dora

Wigglesworth

Daughter
Female

Betsy Furnival

Wigglesworth

Servant
Female

Emma

Abbots

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Wigglesworth
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 52
Birth year 1829
Birth place Stockport, Cheshire, England

Household members (13 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Wigglesworth

Head

Married

52

1829

Stockport, Cheshire, England

Hannah Eliza

Wigglesworth

Wife

Married

44

1837

Mucklestone, Staffordshire, England

Edith

Wigglesworth

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Heaton Norris, Lancashire, England

Bertha

Wigglesworth

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Heaton Norris, Lancashire, England

Maud

Wigglesworth

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Heaton Norris, Lancashire, England

Mabel

Wigglesworth

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Heaton Norris, Lancashire, England

Francis Wm

Wigglesworth

Son

Single

8

1873

Heaton Norris, Lancashire, England

Oliver Highfield

Wigglesworth

Son

Single

7

1874

Heaton Norris, Lancashire, England

Winifred Furnival

Wigglesworth

Son

Single

5

1876

Heaton Norris, Lancashire, England

Grace

Wigglesworth

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Heaton Norris, Lancashire, England

Dora

Wigglesworth

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Heaton Norris, Lancashire, England

Betsy Furnival

Wigglesworth

Servant

Single

25

1856

Norton in Hales, Shropshire, England

Emma

Abbots

Servant

Single

24

1857

Mucklestone, Staffordshire, England

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