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Household of Alfred Filer (born 1848, Somerset)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales

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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.

Alfred Filer and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alfred Filer, born in 1848 in Compton, Somerset, consisted of 9 members. Alfred was the head of the household, married to Sarah Filer, born in 1852 in Fishponds, Gloucestershire, England. They had 6 children; Henry J (born 1871 in Treherbert, Glamorganshire, Wales), Arthur (born 1873 in Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales), Alice (born 1875 in Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales), Florence (born 1877 in Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales), William (born 1879 in Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales) and Herbert (born 1881 in Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales).
During the period, also present in the household was Alfred's Visitor, Elizabeth Ford, born in 1861 in Compton, Somerset, England.


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Alfred Filer's household

Male

Alfred

Filer

Head
Female

Sarah

Filer

Wife
Male

Henry J

Filer

Son
Male

Arthur

Filer

Son
Female

Alice

Filer

Daughter
Female

Florence

Filer

Daughter
Male

William

Filer

Son
Male

Herbert

Filer

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Ford

Visitor
First name(s) Alfred
Last name Filer
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 33
Birth year 1848
Birth place Compton, Somerset, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alfred

Filer

Head

Married

33

1848

Compton, Somerset, England

Sarah

Filer

Wife

Married

29

1852

Fishponds, Gloucestershire, England

Henry J

Filer

Son

Single

10

1871

Treherbert, Glamorganshire, Wales

Arthur

Filer

Son

Single

8

1873

Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales

Alice

Filer

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales

Florence

Filer

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales

William

Filer

Son

Single

2

1879

Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales

Herbert

Filer

Son

Single

0

1881

Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales

Elizabeth

Ford

Visitor

Single

20

1861

Compton, Somerset, England

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