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Household of David Whiffen (born 1838, Middlesex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Medway, 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 Whiffen and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of David Whiffen, born in 1838 in Clerkenwell, Middlesex, consisted of 9 members. David was the head of the household, married to Catherine Whiffen, born in 1845 in Gravesend, Kent, England. They had 2 children; Buly (born 1876 in Gravesend, Kent, England) and Eliza (born 1877 in Gravesend, Kent, England).
During the period, also present in the household were David's Servant, Sarah (born 1859 in Rochester, Kent, England), David's Servant, Walter (born 1863 in Croydon, Surrey, England), David's Servant, Louisa (born 1864 in Suffolk, England), David's Servant, Emily (born 1861 in Hammersmith, Middlesex, England) and David's Servant, Frank (born 1859 in Rochester, Kent, England).


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David Whiffen's household

Male

David

Whiffen

Head
Female

Catherine

Whiffen

Wife
Male

Buly

Whiffen

Son
Female

Eliza

Whiffen

Daughter
Female

Sarah

Mathews

Servant
Male

Walter

Brown

Servant
Female

Louisa

Woodard

Servant
Female

Emily

Reynolds

Servant
Male

Frank

Ward

Servant
First name(s) David
Last name Whiffen
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Clerkenwell, Middlesex, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

David

Whiffen

Head

Married

43

1838

Clerkenwell, Middlesex, England

Catherine

Whiffen

Wife

Married

36

1845

Gravesend, Kent, England

Buly

Whiffen

Son

Single

5

1876

Gravesend, Kent, England

Eliza

Whiffen

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Gravesend, Kent, England

Sarah

Mathews

Servant

Single

22

1859

Rochester, Kent, England

Walter

Brown

Servant

Single

18

1863

Croydon, Surrey, England

Louisa

Woodard

Servant

Single

17

1864

Suffolk, England

Emily

Reynolds

Servant

Single

20

1861

Hammersmith, Middlesex, England

Frank

Ward

Servant

Single

22

1859

Rochester, Kent, England

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