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Household of William Wilberforce (born 1842, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Pocklington, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (East 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 Wilberforce and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Wilberforce, born in 1842 in Seaton Ross, Yorkshire, consisted of 6 members. William was the head of the household, married to Mary Wilberforce, born in 1845 in Woodhall, Yorkshire, England. They had 1 child; Jane H, born 1876 in Melbourne, Yorkshire, England.
During the period, also present in the household were William's Father In Law, John (born 1816 in Sheriff Hutton, Yorkshire, England), William's Mother In Law, Jane (born 1822 in Thimbleby, Yorkshire, England) and William's Servant, Mark (born 1864 in Thornton, Yorkshire, England).


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William Wilberforce's household

Male

William

Wilberforce

Head
Female

Mary

Wilberforce

Wife
Female

Jane H

Wilberforce

Daughter
Male

John

Dalton

Father In Law
Female

Jane

Dalton

Mother In Law
Male

Mark

Palmer

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Wilberforce
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Seaton Ross, Yorkshire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Wilberforce

Head

Married

39

1842

Seaton Ross, Yorkshire, England

Mary

Wilberforce

Wife

Married

36

1845

Woodhall, Yorkshire, England

Jane H

Wilberforce

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Melbourne, Yorkshire, England

John

Dalton

Father In Law

Married

65

1816

Sheriff Hutton, Yorkshire, England

Jane

Dalton

Mother In Law

Married

59

1822

Thimbleby, Yorkshire, England

Mark

Palmer

Servant

Single

17

1864

Thornton, Yorkshire, England

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