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Household of Alfred Wans (born 1854, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Lewes, Sussex, 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 Wans and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alfred Wans, born in 1854 in Axminster, Devon, consisted of 8 members. Alfred was the head of the household, married to Annie Wans, born in 1858 in Evercreech, Somerset, England. They had 5 children; Blanche (born 1875 in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England), Reginald (born 1876 in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England), Robert (born 1878 in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England), Anthony (born 1879 in Lewes, Sussex, England) and Amy (born 1881 in Lewes, Sussex, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Alfred's Half Brother, George Phipper, born in 1856 in Axminster, Devon, England.


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Alfred Wans's household

Male

Alfred

Wans

Head
Female

Annie

Wans

Wife
Female

Blanche

Wans

Daughter
Male

Reginald

Wans

Son
Male

Robert

Wans

Son
Male

Anthony

Wans

Son
Female

Amy

Wans

Daughter
Male

George

Phipper

Half Brother
First name(s) Alfred
Last name Wans
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 27
Birth year 1854
Birth place Axminster, Devon, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alfred

Wans

Head

Married

27

1854

Axminster, Devon, England

Annie

Wans

Wife

Married

23

1858

Evercreech, Somerset, England

Blanche

Wans

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Birmingham, Warwickshire, England

Reginald

Wans

Son

Single

5

1876

Birmingham, Warwickshire, England

Robert

Wans

Son

Single

3

1878

Birmingham, Warwickshire, England

Anthony

Wans

Son

Single

2

1879

Lewes, Sussex, England

Amy

Wans

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Lewes, Sussex, England

George

Phipper

Half Brother

Single

25

1856

Axminster, Devon, England

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