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Household of William Witter (born 1842, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bolton, 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 Witter and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Witter, born in 1842 in Bolton, Lancashire, consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, married to Ellen Witter, born in 1847 in Bolton, Lancashire, England. They had 2 children; James (born 1872 in Bolton, Lancashire, England) and William (born 1877 in Bolton, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Boarder, Thomas (born 1859 in Bolton, Lancashire, England), William's Boarder, Alice (born 1859 in Bolton, Lancashire, England) and William's Boarder, John (born 1880 in Bolton, Lancashire, England).


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William Witter's household

Male

William

Witter

Head
Female

Ellen

Witter

Wife
Male

James

Witter

Son
Male

William

Witter

Son
Male

Thomas

Show

Boarder
Female

Alice

Show

Boarder
Male

John

Show

Boarder
First name(s) William
Last name Witter
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Bolton, Lancashire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Witter

Head

Married

39

1842

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Ellen

Witter

Wife

Married

34

1847

Bolton, Lancashire, England

James

Witter

Son

Single

9

1872

Bolton, Lancashire, England

William

Witter

Son

Single

4

1877

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Thomas

Show

Boarder

Married

22

1859

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Alice

Show

Boarder

Married

22

1859

Bolton, Lancashire, England

John

Show

Boarder

Single

1

1880

Bolton, Lancashire, England

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