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Household of Edward Ling (born 1831, Lincolnshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Greenwich, London,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.

Edward Ling and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Edward Ling, born in 1831 in Lincolnshire, consisted of 8 members. Edward was the head of the household, married to Louisa Ling, born in 1853 in Littleport, Cambridgeshire, England. They had 1 child; Samuel Jas, born 1872 in Lincolnshire, England. They had 4 grandchildren; Thomas (born 1866 in Rochester, Kent, England), Elizabeth (born 1868 in Rochester, Kent, England), Rose (born 1872 in Deptford, Kent, England) and Florence (born 1876 in Deptford, Kent, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Edward's Grandmother, Eliza Anscombe, born in 1817 in Sheerness, Kent, England.


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Edward Ling's household

Male

Edward

Ling

Head
Female

Louisa

Ling

Wife
Male

Samuel Jas

Wright

Son
Female

Eliza

Anscombe

Grandmother
Male

Thomas

Goodwin

Grand Son
Female

Elizabeth

Goodwin

Grand Daughter
Female

Rose

Goodwin

Grand Daughter
Female

Florence

Goodwin

Grand Daughter
First name(s) Edward
Last name Ling
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 50
Birth year 1831
Birth place Lincolnshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Edward

Ling

Head

Married

50

1831

Lincolnshire, England

Louisa

Ling

Wife

Married

28

1853

Littleport, Cambridgeshire, England

Samuel Jas

Wright

Son

Single

9

1872

Lincolnshire, England

Eliza

Anscombe

Grandmother

Widow

64

1817

Sheerness, Kent, England

Thomas

Goodwin

Grand Son

Single

15

1866

Rochester, Kent, England

Elizabeth

Goodwin

Grand Daughter

Single

13

1868

Rochester, Kent, England

Rose

Goodwin

Grand Daughter

Single

9

1872

Deptford, Kent, England

Florence

Goodwin

Grand Daughter

Single

5

1876

Deptford, Kent, England

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