William Mainwaring in Herefordshire in the 1881 Census

Details of William Mainwaring of Bridge House, Brimfield (Hereford), Herefordshire, England

First name(s): William
Last name: Mainwaring
Relationship: Head
Marital status: Married
Gender: Male
Age: 60
Birth year: 1821
Occupation: Corn Agent & Farmer Of 200 Acres & Timber Merchant
Birth town: Brimfield
Birth county: Herefordshire
Birth place: England
Street: Bridge House
Town: —
Parish: Brimfield (Hereford)
County: Herefordshire
Country: England
Registration district: Tenbury

Other household members

First name(s)	Last name	Relationship	Marital status	Gender	Age	Birth year	Occupation	Birth place
First name(s) Kate F	Last name Mainwaring	Relationship Daughter	Marital status Single	Gender Female	Age 19	Birth year 1862	Occupation -	Birth place Brimfield, Herefordshire, England
First name(s) William	Last name Mainwaring	Relationship Son	Marital status Single	Gender Male	Age 16	Birth year 1865	Occupation Farmers Son	Birth place Brimfield, Herefordshire, England
First name(s) Vincent	Last name Mainwaring	Relationship Son	Marital status Single	Gender Male	Age 14	Birth year 1867	Occupation Scholar	Birth place Brimfield, Herefordshire, England
First name(s) Edward V	Last name Mainwaring	Relationship Son	Marital status Single	Gender Male	Age 14	Birth year 1867	Occupation Scholar	Birth place Brimfield, Herefordshire, England
First name(s) John H	Last name Mainwaring	Relationship Son	Marital status Single	Gender Male	Age 13	Birth year 1868	Occupation Scholar	Birth place Brimfield, Herefordshire, England
First name(s) Sydney	Last name Mainwaring	Relationship Son	Marital status Single	Gender Male	Age 4	Birth year 1877	Occupation Scholar	Birth place Brimfield, Herefordshire, England
First name(s) Elizabeth	Last name Bishop	Relationship Servant	Marital status Single	Gender Female	Age 38	Birth year 1843	Occupation General Servant	Birth place Brimfield, Herefordshire, England

About the 1881 England Wales and Scotland Census

When the 1881 census was taken on April 3rd, the total population of England, Wales and Scotland was recorded as 29,707,207. The First Boer War ended only weeks before the 1881 census.

As with any historical research, the golden rule of family history is to check the original record, or "primary source", wherever possible. We have provided clear images of the original census enumeration books for you to view once you've found the right family in the indexes.

When using census returns, once you have located your ancestor in the census, you should then view the original images to validate your findings. The image of the original document will also help you see the household in the context of surrounding households as all the information will be provided in one clear place, as it was originally written down.

The original documents would have been given to your ancestor several days before 3 April, and the head of household would have been asked to fill in the details for anyone who would have been residing at that address on the census date. If the head of the household was unable to read or write, the enumerator - a literate person who would be collecting the census forms - would help fill in the details. Because of this, however, you may note mistakes that were made, such as name spellings. It should also be noted that many people were often economical with the truth when it came to their ages.

Note: the census includes details of people resident in docked vessels and institutions such as prisons, workhouses, hospitals, and barracks, as well as individual households.

See the whole Mainwaring family
in this 1881 Census record

Includes William Mainwaring and 7 other people

Mainwaring family summary

NAME: William Mainwaring
BORN: 1821
BIRTH COUNTY: Herefordshire
ADDRESS IN 1881: Brimfield (Hereford), Herefordshire, England