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Household of Alexander Belst (born 1790, Essex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Woolwich, London,Kent, 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.

Alexander Belst and 3 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Belst, born in 1790 in Harwich, Essex, consisted of 4 members. Alexander was the head of the household, widower. He had 1 child; Emily, born 1833 in Woolwich, Kent, England.
During the period, also present in the household were Alexander's Son In Law, Daniel (born 1834 in Lynn, Norfolk, England) and Alexander's Servant, Emily (born 1861 in Woolwich, Kent, England).


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Alexander Belst's household

Male

Alexander

Belst

Head
Male

Daniel

Browne

Son In Law
Female

Emily

Browne

Daughter
Female

Emily

Gosling

Servant
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Belst
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 91
Birth year 1790
Birth place Harwich, Essex, England

Household members (4 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Belst

Head

Widower

91

1790

Harwich, Essex, England

Daniel

Browne

Son In Law

Married

47

1834

Lynn, Norfolk, England

Emily

Browne

Daughter

Married

48

1833

Woolwich, Kent, England

Emily

Gosling

Servant

Single

20

1861

Woolwich, Kent, England

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