Skip to content
  • Start free trial
An original census record

Start a free trial to view

Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time

Household of William Brierley (born 1831, Cheshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Macclesfield, Cheshire, England

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

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 Brierley and 6 other people are on this record

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

In the 1881 Census, the household of William Brierley, born in 1831 in Macclesfield, Cheshire, consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, married to Sarah A Brierley, born in 1832 in Macclesfield, Cheshire, England. They had 5 children; Mary (born 1857 in Knutsford, Cheshire, England), John (born 1859 in Knutsford, Cheshire, England), William (born 1861 in Hurdsfield, Cheshire, England), Martha (born 1862 in Hurdsfield, Cheshire, England) and Edna (born 1868 in Hurdsfield, Cheshire, England).


Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time

William Brierley's household

Male

William

Brierley

Head
Female

Sarah A

Brierley

Wife
Female

Mary

Brierley

Daughter
Male

John

Brierley

Son
Male

William

Brierley

Son
Female

Martha

Brierley

Daughter
Female

Edna

Brierley

Daughter
First name(s) William
Last name Brierley
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 50
Birth year 1831
Birth place Macclesfield, Cheshire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Brierley

Head

Married

50

1831

Macclesfield, Cheshire, England

Sarah A

Brierley

Wife

Married

49

1832

Macclesfield, Cheshire, England

Mary

Brierley

Daughter

Single

24

1857

Knutsford, Cheshire, England

John

Brierley

Son

Single

22

1859

Knutsford, Cheshire, England

William

Brierley

Son

Single

20

1861

Hurdsfield, Cheshire, England

Martha

Brierley

Daughter

Single

19

1862

Hurdsfield, Cheshire, England

Edna

Brierley

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Hurdsfield, Cheshire, England

Explore Findmypast's newspaper collections

Explore the 1881 Census and millions of historical records for free with Findmypast. Find out more about the household of William Brierley in Macclesfield in 1881, and follow the Brierley family through time in other national records, newspapers and more.

We've found family trees for William Brierley

We’ve found William Brierley in 80 family trees. Find out more about William Brierley's household and view the Brierley family in family trees created by Findmypast members.

Not who you're looking for?

Other households on nearby pages of the 1881 Census