William Norton in Staffordshire in the 1881 Census

Details of William Norton of N S Stour, Kingswinford (Stafford), Staffordshire, England

First name(s): William
Last name: Norton
Relationship: Head
Marital status: Married
Gender: Male
Age: 31
Birth year: 1850
Occupation: ? ? Maker (Iron)
Birth town: Cradley
Birth county: Worcestershire
Birth place: England
Street: N S Stour
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) Levina	Last name Norton	Relationship Wife	Marital status Married	Gender Female	Age 29	Birth year 1852	Occupation -	Birth place Cradley, Worcestershire, England
First name(s) John	Last name Norton	Relationship Son	Marital status Single	Gender Male	Age 11	Birth year 1870	Occupation Scholar	Birth place Cradley, Worcestershire, England
First name(s) Ann	Last name Norton	Relationship Daughter	Marital status Single	Gender Female	Age 9	Birth year 1872	Occupation Scholar	Birth place Cradley, Worcestershire, England
First name(s) Jemia	Last name Norton	Relationship Daughter	Marital status Single	Gender Female	Age 6	Birth year 1875	Occupation Scholar	Birth place Cradley, Worcestershire, England
First name(s) Joseph	Last name Norton	Relationship Son	Marital status Single	Gender Male	Age 5	Birth year 1876	Occupation Scholar	Birth place Cradley, Worcestershire, England
First name(s) Sarah	Last name Norton	Relationship Daughter	Marital status Single	Gender Female	Age 2	Birth year 1879	Occupation -	Birth place Cradley, Worcestershire, England
First name(s) Levina	Last name Norton	Relationship Daughter	Marital status Single	Gender Female	Age 0	Birth year 1881	Occupation -	Birth place Cradley, Worcestershire, England
First name(s) Charles	Last name Reed	Relationship Lodger Head	Marital status Married	Gender Male	Age 60	Birth year 1821	Occupation Colliery Laborer	Birth place Hasbury, Worcestershire, England
First name(s) May	Last name Reed	Relationship Wife	Marital status Married	Gender Female	Age 61	Birth year 1820	Occupation -	Birth place Netherton, Worcestershire, 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 Norton family
in this 1881 Census record

Includes William Norton and 9 other people

Norton family summary

NAME: William Norton
BORN: 1850
BIRTH COUNTY: Worcestershire
ADDRESS IN 1881: Kingswinford (Stafford), Staffordshire, England