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Household of David Beslie (born 1816, Kent)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Tenterden, 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.

David Beslie and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of David Beslie, born in 1816 in Woodchurch, Kent, consisted of 9 members. David was the head of the household, married to Harriot Beslie, born in 1818 in Woodchurch, Kent, England. They had 3 children; David (born 1851 in Kent, England), William (born 1853 in Woodchurch, Kent, England) and George (born 1849 in Kent, England). They had 2 grandchildren; Jossee Maud (born 1879 in Woodchurch, Kent, England) and Emma Edith (born 1881 in Woodchurch, Kent, England).
During the period, also present in the household were David's Daughter In Law, Louisa (born 1854 in Lydd, Kent, England) and David's Servant, James (born 1862 in Challock, Kent, England).


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David Beslie's household

Male

David

Beslie

Head
Female

Harriot

Beslie

Wife
Male

David

Beslie

Son
Male

William

Beslie

Son
Male

George

Beslie

Son
Female

Louisa

Beslie

Daughter In Law
Female

Jossee Maud

Beslie

Grand Daughter
Female

Emma Edith

Beslie

Grand Daughter
Male

James

Mepsted

Servant
First name(s) David
Last name Beslie
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 65
Birth year 1816
Birth place Woodchurch, Kent, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

David

Beslie

Head

Married

65

1816

Woodchurch, Kent, England

Harriot

Beslie

Wife

Married

63

1818

Woodchurch, Kent, England

David

Beslie

Son

Single

30

1851

Kent, England

William

Beslie

Son

Single

28

1853

Woodchurch, Kent, England

George

Beslie

Son

Married

32

1849

Kent, England

Louisa

Beslie

Daughter In Law

Married

27

1854

Lydd, Kent, England

Jossee Maud

Beslie

Grand Daughter

Single

2

1879

Woodchurch, Kent, England

Emma Edith

Beslie

Grand Daughter

Single

0

1881

Woodchurch, Kent, England

James

Mepsted

Servant

Single

19

1862

Challock, Kent, England

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