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Household of Arthur Butcher (born 1847, Kent)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Tonbridge, Kent, 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.

Arthur Butcher and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Arthur Butcher, born in 1847 in Southborough, Kent, consisted of 8 members. Arthur was the head of the household, married to Sarah Butcher, born in 1844 in Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England. They had 3 children; Harry (born 1865 in Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England), William (born 1862 in Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England) and Lizzie (born 1867 in Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Arthur's Boarder, Charles (born 1865 in Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England), Arthur's Boarder, Mary (born 1852 in Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England) and Arthur's Niece, Flora (born 1878 in London, Middlesex, England).


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Arthur Butcher's household

Male

Arthur

Butcher

Head
Female

Sarah

Butcher

Wife
Male

Harry

Butcher

Son
Male

William

Butcher

Son
Female

Lizzie

Butcher

Daughter
Male

Charles

Geer

Boarder
Female

Mary

Marsh

Boarder
Female

Flora

Marsh

Niece
First name(s) Arthur
Last name Butcher
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Southborough, Kent, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Arthur

Butcher

Head

Married

34

1847

Southborough, Kent, England

Sarah

Butcher

Wife

Married

37

1844

Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England

Harry

Butcher

Son

Single

16

1865

Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England

William

Butcher

Son

Single

19

1862

Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England

Lizzie

Butcher

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England

Charles

Geer

Boarder

Single

16

1865

Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England

Mary

Marsh

Boarder

Single

29

1852

Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England

Flora

Marsh

Niece

Single

3

1878

London, Middlesex, England

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