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Household of David Witham (born 1843, Essex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in West Ham, London,Essex, 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 Witham and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of David Witham, born in 1843 in Brentwood, Essex, consisted of 9 members. David was the head of the household, married to Mary Witham, born in 1842 in Leyton, Essex, England. They had 5 children; Selina (born 1866 in St Pancras, Middlesex, England), Alice M (born 1872 in West Ham, Essex, England), Kate E (born 1877 in West Ham, Essex, England), Minnie (born 1878 in West Ham, Essex, England) and Florence (born 1881 in Stratford, Essex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were David's Lodger, Arthur (born 1858 in Holloway, England) and David's Lodger, Charles (born 1846 in Romsey, Hampshire, England).


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David Witham's household

Male

David

Witham

Head
Female

Mary

Witham

Wife
Female

Selina

Witham

Daughter
Female

Alice M

Witham

Daughter
Female

Kate E

Witham

Daughter
Female

Minnie

Witham

Daughter
Female

Florence

Witham

Daughter
Male

Arthur

Spers

Lodger
Male

Charles

Adams

Lodger
First name(s) David
Last name Witham
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 38
Birth year 1843
Birth place Brentwood, Essex, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

David

Witham

Head

Married

38

1843

Brentwood, Essex, England

Mary

Witham

Wife

Married

39

1842

Leyton, Essex, England

Selina

Witham

Daughter

Single

15

1866

St Pancras, Middlesex, England

Alice M

Witham

Daughter

Single

9

1872

West Ham, Essex, England

Kate E

Witham

Daughter

Single

4

1877

West Ham, Essex, England

Minnie

Witham

Daughter

Single

3

1878

West Ham, Essex, England

Florence

Witham

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Stratford, Essex, England

Arthur

Spers

Lodger

Single

23

1858

Holloway, England

Charles

Adams

Lodger

Single

35

1846

Romsey, Hampshire, England

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