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Household of Edward Schaffer (born 1840, Middlesex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Shoreditch, London,Middlesex, 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 Schaffer and 14 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Edward Schaffer, born in 1840 in Islington, Middlesex, consisted of 15 members. Edward was the head of the household, married to Annie Schaffer, born in 1849 in Mile End, Middlesex, England. They had 4 children; Arthur (born 1874 in Shoreditch, Middlesex, England), Louisa (born 1878 in Shoreditch, Middlesex, England), Emma (born 1859 in Stepney, Middlesex, England) and Elizabeth (born 1867 in Stepney, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Edward's Boarder, Robert (born 1849 in St Luke's, Middlesex, England), Edward's Boarder, John (born 1860 in St Luke's, Middlesex, England), Edward's Boarder, Edward (born 1814 in Yarmouth, Norfolk, England), Edward's Boarder, Henry (born 1832 in Mile End, Middlesex, England) and Edward's Boarder, Esther (born 1815 in Slough, Buckinghamshire, England).


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Edward Schaffer's household

Male

Edward

Schaffer

Head
Female

Annie

Schaffer

Wife
Male

Robert

Hodges

Boarder
Female

Annie

Hodges

Wife
Male

Arthur

Hodges

Son
Female

Louisa

Hodges

Daughter
Male

John

Clark

Boarder
Female

Esther

Clark

Wife
Male

Edward

Crane

Boarder
Female

Ann

Crane

Wife
Male

Henry

Straghan

Boarder
Female

Catherine

Straghan

Wife
Female

Emma

Straghan

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Straghan

Daughter
Female

Esther

Spencer

Boarder
First name(s) Edward
Last name Schaffer
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Islington, Middlesex, England

Household members (15 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Edward

Schaffer

Head

Married

41

1840

Islington, Middlesex, England

Annie

Schaffer

Wife

Married

32

1849

Mile End, Middlesex, England

Robert

Hodges

Boarder

Married

32

1849

St Luke's, Middlesex, England

Annie

Hodges

Wife

Married

27

1854

Shoreditch, Middlesex, England

Arthur

Hodges

Son

Single

7

1874

Shoreditch, Middlesex, England

Louisa

Hodges

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Shoreditch, Middlesex, England

John

Clark

Boarder

Married

21

1860

St Luke's, Middlesex, England

Esther

Clark

Wife

Married

19

1862

Cripplegate, Middlesex, England

Edward

Crane

Boarder

Married

67

1814

Yarmouth, Norfolk, England

Ann

Crane

Wife

Married

64

1817

Yarmouth, Norfolk, England

Henry

Straghan

Boarder

Married

49

1832

Mile End, Middlesex, England

Catherine

Straghan

Wife

Married

48

1833

Stepney, Middlesex, England

Emma

Straghan

Daughter

Single

22

1859

Stepney, Middlesex, England

Elizabeth

Straghan

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Stepney, Middlesex, England

Esther

Spencer

Boarder

Married

66

1815

Slough, Buckinghamshire, England

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