William Mason in Staffordshire in the 1881 Census

Details of William Mason of 2 Court 2 Pearson Street, Kingswinford (Stafford), Staffordshire, England

First name(s): William
Last name: Mason
Relationship: Head
Marital status: Widower
Gender: Male
Age: 60
Birth year: 1821
Occupation: Mil Furnace Man Unemployed
Birth town: Stafford
Birth county: Staffordshire
Birth place: England
Street: 2 Court 2 Pearson Street
Town: —
Parish: Kingswinford (Stafford)
County: Staffordshire
Country: England
Registration district: Stourbridge

Other household members

First name(s)	Last name	Relationship	Marital status	Gender	Age	Birth year	Occupation	Birth place
First name(s) David	Last name Price	Relationship Son In Law	Marital status Single	Gender Male	Age 20	Birth year 1861	Occupation Puddler	Birth place Stafford, Staffordshire, England
First name(s) William	Last name Price	Relationship Son In Law	Marital status Single	Gender Male	Age 18	Birth year 1863	Occupation Groom	Birth place Stafford, Staffordshire, England
First name(s) George	Last name Price	Relationship Son In Law	Marital status Single	Gender Male	Age 16	Birth year 1865	Occupation Iron Worker	Birth place Stafford, Staffordshire, England
First name(s) James	Last name Price	Relationship Son In Law	Marital status Single	Gender Male	Age 13	Birth year 1868	Occupation Scholar	Birth place Stafford, Staffordshire, England
First name(s) Anna M	Last name Mason	Relationship Daughter	Marital status Single	Gender Female	Age 10	Birth year 1871	Occupation Scholar	Birth place Stafford, Staffordshire, England
First name(s) Samuel	Last name Mason	Relationship Son	Marital status Single	Gender Male	Age 6	Birth year 1875	Occupation Scholar	Birth place Stafford, Staffordshire, England
First name(s) Joseph	Last name Mason	Relationship Son	Marital status Single	Gender Male	Age 4	Birth year 1877	Occupation -	Birth place Stafford, Staffordshire, 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 Mason family
in this 1881 Census record

Includes William Mason and 7 other people

Mason family summary

NAME: William Mason
BORN: 1821
BIRTH COUNTY: Staffordshire
ADDRESS IN 1881: Kingswinford (Stafford), Staffordshire, England