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Household of Arthur Sylvester (born 1841, Staffordshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Whitechapel, 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.

Arthur Sylvester and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Arthur Sylvester, born in 1841 in Tamworth, Staffordshire, consisted of 5 members. Arthur was the head of the household, married to Martha Sylvester, born in 1846 in Shields, Durham, England. They had 1 child; Alice H, born 1881 in Whitechapel, Middlesex, England.
During the period, also present in the household were Arthur's Boarder, Thomas (born 1847 in -) and Arthur's Boarder, Joseph (born 1849 in Lambeth, Surrey, England).


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Arthur Sylvester's household

Male

Arthur

Sylvester

Head
Female

Martha

Sylvester

Wife
Female

Alice H

Sylvester

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Lang

Boarder
Male

Joseph

Hart

Boarder
First name(s) Arthur
Last name Sylvester
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Tamworth, Staffordshire, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Arthur

Sylvester

Head

Married

40

1841

Tamworth, Staffordshire, England

Martha

Sylvester

Wife

Married

35

1846

Shields, Durham, England

Alice H

Sylvester

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Whitechapel, Middlesex, England

Thomas

Lang

Boarder

Single

34

1847

-

Joseph

Hart

Boarder

Single

32

1849

Lambeth, Surrey, England

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