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Household of Arthur Speed (born 1820, Somerset)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Lewisham, London,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 Speed and 2 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Arthur Speed, born in 1820 in Castlecary, Somerset, consisted of 3 members. Arthur was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Priestley, born in 1824 in Twickenham, Middlesex, England.
During the period, also present in the household were Arthur's Ho Keeper, Elizabeth (born 1824 in Twickenham, Middlesex, England) and Arthur's Servant, Jane (born 1867 in Merstham, Sussex, England).


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Arthur Speed's household

Male

Arthur

Speed

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Priestley

Ho Keeper
Female

Jane

Sherlock

Servant
First name(s) Arthur
Last name Speed
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 61
Birth year 1820
Birth place Castlecary, Somerset, England

Household members (3 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Arthur

Speed

Head

Married

61

1820

Castlecary, Somerset, England

Elizabeth

Priestley

Ho Keeper

Single

57

1824

Twickenham, Middlesex, England

Jane

Sherlock

Servant

Single

14

1867

Merstham, Sussex, England

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