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Household of Alfred Tennyson (born 1810, Lincolnshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St George Hanover Square, 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.

Alfred Tennyson and 12 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alfred Tennyson, born in 1810 in Somersby, Lincolnshire, consisted of 13 members. Alfred was the head of the household, married to Emily Tennyson, born in 1814 in Horncastle, Lincolnshire, England. They had 1 child; Hallam, born 1853 in Twickenham, Middlesex, England.
During the period, also present in the household were Alfred's Servant, Annie (born 1836 in Bigby, Lincolnshire, England), Alfred's Servant, Herbert (born 1849 in King's Pyon, Herefordshire, England), Alfred's Servant, Jane (born 1840 in Northumberland, England), Alfred's Servant, Sophia (born 1845 in Hampshire, England), Alfred's Servant, Maria (born 1846 in Kilkenny, Kilkenny, Ireland), Alfred's Servant, Lucy (born 1859 in Oakford, Dorset, England), Alfred's Servant, Ellen (born 1865 in Hampshire, England), Alfred's Servant, Maurice (born 1863 in -), Alfred's Servant, William (born 1842 in Louth, Lincolnshire, England) and Alfred's Visitor, Tomasina (born 1872 in London, Middlesex, England).


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Alfred Tennyson's household

Male

Alfred

Tennyson

Head
Female

Emily

Tennyson

Wife
Male

Hallam

Tennyson

Son
Female

Annie

Andrews

Servant
Male

Herbert

Godsell

Servant
Female

Jane

Pringle

Servant
Female

Sophia

Page

Servant
Female

Maria

Brennan

Servant
Female

Lucy

Williams

Servant
Female

Ellen

Gould

Servant
Male

Maurice

Edmonds

Servant
Male

William

Krine

Servant
Female

Tomasina

Pringle

Visitor
First name(s) Alfred
Last name Tennyson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 71
Birth year 1810
Birth place Somersby, Lincolnshire, England

Household members (13 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alfred

Tennyson

Head

Married

71

1810

Somersby, Lincolnshire, England

Emily

Tennyson

Wife

Married

67

1814

Horncastle, Lincolnshire, England

Hallam

Tennyson

Son

Single

28

1853

Twickenham, Middlesex, England

Annie

Andrews

Servant

Single

45

1836

Bigby, Lincolnshire, England

Herbert

Godsell

Servant

Married

32

1849

King's Pyon, Herefordshire, England

Jane

Pringle

Servant

Widow

41

1840

Northumberland, England

Sophia

Page

Servant

Married

36

1845

Hampshire, England

Maria

Brennan

Servant

Single

35

1846

Kilkenny, Kilkenny, Ireland

Lucy

Williams

Servant

Single

22

1859

Oakford, Dorset, England

Ellen

Gould

Servant

Single

16

1865

Hampshire, England

Maurice

Edmonds

Servant

Single

18

1863

-

William

Krine

Servant

Single

39

1842

Louth, Lincolnshire, England

Tomasina

Pringle

Visitor

Single

9

1872

London, Middlesex, England

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