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Household of Adolph Herschell (born 1830)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Birkenhead, 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.

Adolph Herschell and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Adolph Herschell, born in 1830 in , consisted of 10 members. Adolph was the head of the household, married to Anne Herschell, born in 1841 in City of London, Middlesex, England. They had 5 children; Arnold (born 1873 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England), Jane (born 1874 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England), Bertha (born 1876 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England), Ernest (born 1876 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England) and Edith Jane (born 1878 in Oxton, Cheshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Adolph's Servant, Elizabeth (born 1854 in Wales), Adolph's Servant, Catherine (born 1852 in Wales) and Adolph's Servant, Lizzie (born 1859 in Wales).


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Adolph Herschell's household

Male

Adolph

Herschell

Head
Female

Anne

Herschell

Wife
Male

Arnold

Herschell

Son
Female

Jane

Herschell

Daughter
Female

Bertha

Herschell

Daughter
Male

Ernest

Herschell

Son
Female

Edith Jane

Herschell

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Roach

Servant
Female

Catherine

Owens

Servant
Female

Lizzie

Williams

Servant
First name(s) Adolph
Last name Herschell
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 51
Birth year 1830
Birth place Germany

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Adolph

Herschell

Head

Married

51

1830

Germany

Anne

Herschell

Wife

Married

40

1841

City of London, Middlesex, England

Arnold

Herschell

Son

Single

8

1873

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Jane

Herschell

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Bertha

Herschell

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Ernest

Herschell

Son

Single

5

1876

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Edith Jane

Herschell

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Oxton, Cheshire, England

Elizabeth

Roach

Servant

Single

27

1854

Wales

Catherine

Owens

Servant

Single

29

1852

Wales

Lizzie

Williams

Servant

Single

22

1859

Wales

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