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Household of Alfred Root (born 1839, Essex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Chelmsford, Essex, 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.

Alfred Root and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alfred Root, born in 1839 in Tollesbury, Essex, consisted of 6 members. Alfred was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth A Root, born in 1848 in Essex, England. They had 3 children; Alfred D (born 1878 in Springfield, Essex, England), Edith M (born 1880 in Springfield, Essex, England) and Louisa O (born 1881 in Springfield, Essex, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Alfred's Servant, Louisa Alderton, born in 1864 in Preston, Suffolk, England.


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Alfred Root's household

Male

Alfred

Root

Head
Female

Elizabeth A

Root

Wife
Male

Alfred D

Root

Son
Female

Edith M

Root

Daughter
Female

Louisa O

Root

Daughter
Female

Louisa

Alderton

Servant
First name(s) Alfred
Last name Root
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Tollesbury, Essex, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alfred

Root

Head

Married

42

1839

Tollesbury, Essex, England

Elizabeth A

Root

Wife

Married

33

1848

Essex, England

Alfred D

Root

Son

Single

3

1878

Springfield, Essex, England

Edith M

Root

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Springfield, Essex, England

Louisa O

Root

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Springfield, Essex, England

Louisa

Alderton

Servant

Single

17

1864

Preston, Suffolk, England

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