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Household of William Rule (born 1841, Cambridgeshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Ives, Huntingdonshire,Cambridgeshire, 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 Rule and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Rule, born in 1841 in Swavesey, Cambridgeshire, consisted of 10 members. William was the head of the household, married to Ann Rule, born in 1842 in Fen Drayton, Cambridgeshire, England. They had 8 children; William (born 1865 in Hilton, Huntingdonshire, England), Alfred (born 1866 in Hilton, Huntingdonshire, England), Esther Ann (born 1868 in Hilton, Huntingdonshire, England), Mary Jane (born 1869 in Hilton, Huntingdonshire, England), Emily (born 1870 in Hilton, Huntingdonshire, England), Birket (born 1872 in Hilton, Huntingdonshire, England), Joseph (born 1876 in Hilton, Huntingdonshire, England) and Tom (born 1880 in Hilton, Huntingdonshire, England).


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William Rule's household

Male

William

Rule

Head
Female

Ann

Rule

Wife
Male

William

Rule

Son
Male

Alfred

Rule

Son
Female

Esther Ann

Rule

Daughter
Female

Mary Jane

Rule

Daughter
Female

Emily

Rule

Daughter
Male

Birket

Rule

Son
Male

Joseph

Rule

Son
Male

Tom

Rule

Son
First name(s) William
Last name Rule
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Swavesey, Cambridgeshire, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Rule

Head

Married

40

1841

Swavesey, Cambridgeshire, England

Ann

Rule

Wife

Married

39

1842

Fen Drayton, Cambridgeshire, England

William

Rule

Son

Single

16

1865

Hilton, Huntingdonshire, England

Alfred

Rule

Son

Single

15

1866

Hilton, Huntingdonshire, England

Esther Ann

Rule

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Hilton, Huntingdonshire, England

Mary Jane

Rule

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Hilton, Huntingdonshire, England

Emily

Rule

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Hilton, Huntingdonshire, England

Birket

Rule

Son

Single

9

1872

Hilton, Huntingdonshire, England

Joseph

Rule

Son

Single

5

1876

Hilton, Huntingdonshire, England

Tom

Rule

Son

Single

1

1880

Hilton, Huntingdonshire, England

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