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Household of William Hewitt (born 1850, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Chester, Cheshire, 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 Hewitt and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Hewitt, born in 1850 in Liverpool, Lancashire, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Eliza Hewitt, born in 1846 in Wales. They had 5 children; John Owen (born 1869 in Corwen, Merionethshire, Wales), Bessie (born 1874 in Corwen, Merionethshire, Wales), William Arlod (born 1876 in Corwen, Merionethshire, Wales), Edith (born 1878 in Hoole, Cheshire, England) and Rose (born 1877 in Hoole, Cheshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Boarder, Walter Jones, born in 1866 in Chester, Cheshire, England.


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William Hewitt's household

Male

William

Hewitt

Head
Female

Eliza

Hewitt

Wife
Male

John Owen

Hewitt

Son
Female

Bessie

Hewitt

Daughter
Male

William Arlod

Hewitt

Son
Female

Edith

Hewitt

Daughter
Female

Rose

Hewitt

Daughter
Male

Walter

Jones

Boarder
First name(s) William
Last name Hewitt
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 31
Birth year 1850
Birth place Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Hewitt

Head

Married

31

1850

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Eliza

Hewitt

Wife

Married

35

1846

Wales

John Owen

Hewitt

Son

Single

12

1869

Corwen, Merionethshire, Wales

Bessie

Hewitt

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Corwen, Merionethshire, Wales

William Arlod

Hewitt

Son

Single

5

1876

Corwen, Merionethshire, Wales

Edith

Hewitt

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Hoole, Cheshire, England

Rose

Hewitt

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Hoole, Cheshire, England

Walter

Jones

Boarder

Single

15

1866

Chester, Cheshire, England

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