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Household of Edwin Lancaster (born 1844, Surrey)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wandsworth, London,Surrey, 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.

Edwin Lancaster and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Edwin Lancaster, born in 1844 in Rotherhithe, Surrey, consisted of 7 members. Edwin was the head of the household, married to Ellen Lancaster, born in 1845 in Crewkerne, Somerset, England. They had 3 children; York E (born 1878 in Kensington, Middlesex, England), Percy G (born 1879 in Kensington, Middlesex, England) and Winifred (born 1881 in Camberwell, Surrey, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Edwin's Servant, Louisa A (born 1859 in Woolwich, Kent, England) and Edwin's Servant, Kate (born 1863 in Camberwell, Surrey, England).


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Edwin Lancaster's household

Male

Edwin

Lancaster

Head
Female

Ellen

Lancaster

Wife
Male

York E

Lancaster

Son
Male

Percy G

Lancaster

Son
Female

Winifred

Lancaster

Daughter
Female

Louisa A

Butt

Servant
Female

Kate

Robinson

Servant
First name(s) Edwin
Last name Lancaster
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place Rotherhithe, Surrey, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Edwin

Lancaster

Head

Married

37

1844

Rotherhithe, Surrey, England

Ellen

Lancaster

Wife

Married

36

1845

Crewkerne, Somerset, England

York E

Lancaster

Son

Single

3

1878

Kensington, Middlesex, England

Percy G

Lancaster

Son

Single

2

1879

Kensington, Middlesex, England

Winifred

Lancaster

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Camberwell, Surrey, England

Louisa A

Butt

Servant

Single

22

1859

Woolwich, Kent, England

Kate

Robinson

Servant

Single

18

1863

Camberwell, Surrey, England

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