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Household of William Reilly (born 1848, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Ashton under Lyne, 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 Reilly and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Reilly, born in 1848 in Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Reilly, born in 1848 in Dukinfield, Cheshire, England. They had 3 children; John William (born 1875 in Dukinfield, Cheshire, England), Mary Elizabeth (born 1877 in Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire, England) and Kister (born 1863 in Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Orphan, John William (born 1872 in Dukinfield, Cheshire, England), William's Lodger, Alice (born 1854 in Cheshire, England) and William's Lodger, Ellen (born 1856 in Lancashire, England).


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William Reilly's household

Male

William

Reilly

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Reilly

Wife
Male

John William

Reilly

Son
Female

Mary Elizabeth

Reilly

Daughter
Female

Kister

Reilly

Daughter
Male

John William

Macnully

Orphan
Female

Alice

Farnwood

Lodger
Female

Ellen

Stones

Lodger
First name(s) William
Last name Reilly
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 33
Birth year 1848
Birth place Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Reilly

Head

Married

33

1848

Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Reilly

Wife

Married

33

1848

Dukinfield, Cheshire, England

John William

Reilly

Son

Single

6

1875

Dukinfield, Cheshire, England

Mary Elizabeth

Reilly

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire, England

Kister

Reilly

Daughter

Single

18

1863

Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire, England

John William

Macnully

Orphan

Single

9

1872

Dukinfield, Cheshire, England

Alice

Farnwood

Lodger

Single

27

1854

Cheshire, England

Ellen

Stones

Lodger

Single

25

1856

Lancashire, England

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