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Household of Christopher Beasant (born 1828, Dorset)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in South Shields, Durham, 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.

Christopher Beasant and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Christopher Beasant, born in 1828 in Weymouth, Dorset, consisted of 10 members. Christopher was the head of the household, married to Matilda Beasant, born in 1833 in Weymouth, Dorset, England. They had 6 children; Eugene (born 1857 in Weymouth, Dorset, England), Leonard (born 1858 in Weymouth, Dorset, England), Christopher (born 1861 in Weymouth, Dorset, England), Montagu (born 1863 in Weymouth, Dorset, England), Mary (born 1865 in Weymouth, Dorset, England) and Matilda A (born 1868 in St Johns, Canada).
During the period, also present in the household were Christopher's Servant, Emma (born 1856 in Sunderland, Durham, England) and Christopher's Servant, Hannah (born 1864 in Hetton Le Hole, Durham, England).


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Christopher Beasant's household

Male

Christopher

Beasant

Head
Female

Matilda

Beasant

Wife
Female

Eugene

Beasant

Daughter
Male

Leonard

Beasant

Son
Male

Christopher

Beasant

Son
Female

Montagu

Beasant

Son
Female

Mary

Beasant

Daughter
Female

Matilda A

Beasant

Daughter
Female

Emma

Ramsay

Servant
Female

Hannah

Taylor

Servant
First name(s) Christopher
Last name Beasant
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 53
Birth year 1828
Birth place Weymouth, Dorset, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Christopher

Beasant

Head

Married

53

1828

Weymouth, Dorset, England

Matilda

Beasant

Wife

Married

48

1833

Weymouth, Dorset, England

Eugene

Beasant

Daughter

Single

24

1857

Weymouth, Dorset, England

Leonard

Beasant

Son

Single

23

1858

Weymouth, Dorset, England

Christopher

Beasant

Son

Single

20

1861

Weymouth, Dorset, England

Montagu

Beasant

Son

Single

18

1863

Weymouth, Dorset, England

Mary

Beasant

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Weymouth, Dorset, England

Matilda A

Beasant

Daughter

Single

13

1868

St Johns, Canada

Emma

Ramsay

Servant

Single

25

1856

Sunderland, Durham, England

Hannah

Taylor

Servant

Single

17

1864

Hetton Le Hole, Durham, England

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