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Household of Alexander Rapier (born 1826, Northumberland)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Kensington, London,Middlesex, 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 Rapier and 14 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Rapier, born in 1826 in Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, consisted of 15 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Frances Rapier, born in 1832 in Hackney, Middlesex, England. They had 4 children; Daniel (born 1861 in Norwich, Norfolk, England), Georgina (born 1863 in Norwich, Norfolk, England), Elizabeth M (born 1864 in Norwich, Norfolk, England) and Christopher (born 1868 in Norwich, Norfolk, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Alexander's Visitor, Maria (born 1829 in Norwich, Norfolk, England), Alexander's Lodger, Walter H (born 1859 in Middlesex, England), Alexander's Lodger, Margaret S (born 1859 in Stepney, Middlesex, England), Alexander's Lodger, Sarah A (born 1861 in Cornwall, England), Alexander's Lodger, Ellen H H (born 1859 in Middlesex, England), Alexander's Lodger, Harriet L (born 1857 in Norfolk, England), Alexander's Lodger, Clara (born 1861 in -), Alexander's Lodger, Elizabeth R (born 1861 in Middlesex, England) and Alexander's Lodger, Elizabeth L (born 1852 in Middlesex, England).


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Alexander Rapier's household

Male

Alexander

Rapier

Head
Female

Frances

Rapier

Wife
Male

Daniel

Rapier

Son
Female

Georgina

Rapier

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth M

Rapier

Daughter
Male

Christopher

Rapier

Son
Female

Maria

Sprone

Visitor
Male

Walter H

Hean Or Hoan

Lodger
Female

Margaret S

Crispe

Lodger
Female

Sarah A

Cook

Lodger
Female

Ellen H H

Hockham

Lodger
Female

Harriet L

Harcourt

Lodger
Female

Clara

Aylward

Lodger
Female

Elizabeth R

Lambert

Lodger
Female

Elizabeth L

Pollock

Lodger
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Rapier
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 55
Birth year 1826
Birth place Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England

Household members (15 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Rapier

Head

Married

55

1826

Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England

Frances

Rapier

Wife

Married

49

1832

Hackney, Middlesex, England

Daniel

Rapier

Son

Single

20

1861

Norwich, Norfolk, England

Georgina

Rapier

Daughter

Single

18

1863

Norwich, Norfolk, England

Elizabeth M

Rapier

Daughter

Single

17

1864

Norwich, Norfolk, England

Christopher

Rapier

Son

Single

13

1868

Norwich, Norfolk, England

Maria

Sprone

Visitor

Married

52

1829

Norwich, Norfolk, England

Walter H

Hean Or Hoan

Lodger

Single

22

1859

Middlesex, England

Margaret S

Crispe

Lodger

Single

22

1859

Stepney, Middlesex, England

Sarah A

Cook

Lodger

Single

20

1861

Cornwall, England

Ellen H H

Hockham

Lodger

Single

22

1859

Middlesex, England

Harriet L

Harcourt

Lodger

Single

24

1857

Norfolk, England

Clara

Aylward

Lodger

Single

20

1861

-

Elizabeth R

Lambert

Lodger

Single

20

1861

Middlesex, England

Elizabeth L

Pollock

Lodger

Single

29

1852

Middlesex, England

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