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Household of Charles Whiffen (born 1829, Kent)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Greenwich, 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.

Charles Whiffen and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Charles Whiffen, born in 1829 in Lewisham, Kent, consisted of 6 members. Charles was the head of the household, married to Mary Whiffen, born in 1831 in Rotherhithe, Surrey, England. They had 2 children; Eliza (born 1870 in Greenwich, Kent, England) and George (born 1872 in Greenwich, Kent, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Charles's Lodger Head, Joseph Sims, born in 1812 in Camberwell, Surrey, England.


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Charles Whiffen's household

Male

Charles

Whiffen

Head
Female

Mary

Whiffen

Wife
Male

Joseph

Sims

Lodger Head
Female

Emma

Sims

Wife
Female

Eliza

Sims

Daughter
Male

George

Sims

Son
First name(s) Charles
Last name Whiffen
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 52
Birth year 1829
Birth place Lewisham, Kent, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Charles

Whiffen

Head

Married

52

1829

Lewisham, Kent, England

Mary

Whiffen

Wife

Married

50

1831

Rotherhithe, Surrey, England

Joseph

Sims

Lodger Head

Married

69

1812

Camberwell, Surrey, England

Emma

Sims

Wife

Married

50

1831

Camberwell, Surrey, England

Eliza

Sims

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Greenwich, Kent, England

George

Sims

Son

Single

9

1872

Greenwich, Kent, England

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