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Household of Benjamin Avis (born 1847, Kent)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Sevenoaks, 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.

Benjamin Avis and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Benjamin Avis, born in 1847 in Sevenoaks, Kent, consisted of 8 members. Benjamin was the head of the household, married to Ann Avis, born in 1846 in Seal, Kent, England. They had 5 children; Kate M (born 1871 in Sevenoaks, Kent, England), Ethel J (born 1873 in Sevenoaks, Kent, England), Spencer (born 1875 in Seal, Kent, England), Ernest O (born 1879 in Seal, Kent, England) and Reginald B (born 1881 in Seal, Kent, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Benjamin's Visitor, Lydia Fenner, born in 1863 in Seal, Kent, England.


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Benjamin Avis's household

Male

Benjamin

Avis

Head
Female

Ann

Avis

Wife
Female

Kate M

Avis

Daughter
Female

Ethel J

Avis

Daughter
Male

Spencer

Avis

Son
Male

Ernest O

Avis

Son
Male

Reginald B

Avis

Son
Female

Lydia

Fenner

Visitor
First name(s) Benjamin
Last name Avis
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Sevenoaks, Kent, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Benjamin

Avis

Head

Married

34

1847

Sevenoaks, Kent, England

Ann

Avis

Wife

Married

35

1846

Seal, Kent, England

Kate M

Avis

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Sevenoaks, Kent, England

Ethel J

Avis

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Sevenoaks, Kent, England

Spencer

Avis

Son

Single

6

1875

Seal, Kent, England

Ernest O

Avis

Son

Single

2

1879

Seal, Kent, England

Reginald B

Avis

Son

Single

0

1881

Seal, Kent, England

Lydia

Fenner

Visitor

Single

18

1863

Seal, Kent, England

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