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Household of Edward F Skelsey (born 1845, Wiltshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Devizes, Wiltshire, 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.

Edward F Skelsey and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Edward F Skelsey, born in 1845 in Salisbury, Wiltshire, consisted of 7 members. Edward F was the head of the household, married to Blanch Skelsey, born in 1852 in Middlesex, England. They had 2 children; Oswald (born 1878 in Salisbury, Wiltshire, England) and Maude (born 1880 in Salisbury, Wiltshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Edward F's Servant, Elizabeth (born 1844 in Devon, England), Edward F's Servant, Julia (born 1859 in Wiltshire, England) and Edward F's Servant, Allen (born 1859 in Wiltshire, England).


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Edward F Skelsey's household

Male

Edward F

Skelsey

Head
Female

Blanch

Skelsey

Wife
Male

Oswald

Skelsey

Son
Female

Maude

Skelsey

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Carter

Servant
Female

Julia

Hitchins

Servant
Female

Allen

Laimpard

Servant
First name(s) Edward F
Last name Skelsey
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 36
Birth year 1845
Birth place Salisbury, Wiltshire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Edward F

Skelsey

Head

Married

36

1845

Salisbury, Wiltshire, England

Blanch

Skelsey

Wife

Married

29

1852

Middlesex, England

Oswald

Skelsey

Son

Single

3

1878

Salisbury, Wiltshire, England

Maude

Skelsey

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Salisbury, Wiltshire, England

Elizabeth

Carter

Servant

Widow

37

1844

Devon, England

Julia

Hitchins

Servant

Single

22

1859

Wiltshire, England

Allen

Laimpard

Servant

Single

22

1859

Wiltshire, England

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