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Household of Bessy A Grayling (born 1854, Sussex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Hailsham, Sussex, 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.

Bessy A Grayling and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Bessy A Grayling, born in 1854 in Arlington, Sussex, consisted of 7 members. Bessy A was the head of the household, single. She had 1 child; Herbert, born 1875 in Eastbourne, Sussex, England.
During the period, also present in the household were Bessy A's Boarder, Henry (born 1863 in Falmer, Sussex, England), Bessy A's Boarder, Ebenezer (born 1859 in Horsham, Sussex, England), Bessy A's Boarder, Benjamin J (born 1860 in Sussex, England), Bessy A's Boarder, Charles (born 1852 in Speldhurst, Kent, England) and Bessy A's Boarder, Albert E (born 1863 in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England).


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Bessy A Grayling's household

Female

Bessy A

Grayling

Head
Male

Herbert

Grayling

Son
Male

Henry

Walls

Boarder
Male

Ebenezer

Foreman

Boarder
Male

Benjamin J

Vine

Boarder
Male

Charles

Luxford

Boarder
Male

Albert E

Rolfe

Boarder
First name(s) Bessy A
Last name Grayling
Relationship Head
Marital status Single
Age 27
Birth year 1854
Birth place Arlington, Sussex, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Bessy A

Grayling

Head

Single

27

1854

Arlington, Sussex, England

Herbert

Grayling

Son

Single

6

1875

Eastbourne, Sussex, England

Henry

Walls

Boarder

Single

18

1863

Falmer, Sussex, England

Ebenezer

Foreman

Boarder

Single

22

1859

Horsham, Sussex, England

Benjamin J

Vine

Boarder

Single

21

1860

Sussex, England

Charles

Luxford

Boarder

Single

29

1852

Speldhurst, Kent, England

Albert E

Rolfe

Boarder

Single

18

1863

Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England

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