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Household of Alfred Way (born 1827, Dorset)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Plymouth, Devon, 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 Way and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alfred Way, born in 1827 in Bridport, Dorset, consisted of 8 members. Alfred was the head of the household, married to Mary Way, born in 1832 in Truro, Cornwall, England. They had 4 children; Charles (born 1858 in Devon, England), Mary Ann (born 1863 in Ireland), Emily (born 1865 in Ireland) and Bessy (born 1867 in Devon, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Alfred's Lodger, William (born 1863 in Devon, England) and Alfred's Lodger, William (born 1848 in Cornwall, England).


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Alfred Way's household

Male

Alfred

Way

Head
Female

Mary

Way

Wife
Male

Charles

Way

Son
Female

Mary Ann

Way

Daughter
Female

Emily

Way

Daughter
Female

Bessy

Way

Daughter
Male

William

Davis

Lodger
Male

William

Warne

Lodger
First name(s) Alfred
Last name Way
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 54
Birth year 1827
Birth place Bridport, Dorset, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alfred

Way

Head

Married

54

1827

Bridport, Dorset, England

Mary

Way

Wife

Married

49

1832

Truro, Cornwall, England

Charles

Way

Son

Single

23

1858

Devon, England

Mary Ann

Way

Daughter

Single

18

1863

Ireland

Emily

Way

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Ireland

Bessy

Way

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Devon, England

William

Davis

Lodger

Single

18

1863

Devon, England

William

Warne

Lodger

Single

33

1848

Cornwall, England

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