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Household of Edwin Scriven (born 1824, Kent)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Lewisham, 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.

Edwin Scriven and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Edwin Scriven, born in 1824 in Eltham, Kent, consisted of 8 members. Edwin was the head of the household, married to Mercy Eliza Scriven, born in 1831 in Eltham, Kent, England. They had 4 children; Ellen Edith (born 1865 in Eltham, Kent, England), Sarah Jane (born 1867 in Eltham, Kent, England), Anne Ethel (born 1869 in Eltham, Kent, England) and Frederick Edinson (born 1872 in Eltham, Kent, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Edwin's Servant, Charles (born 1819 in Bromley, Kent, England) and Edwin's Servant, Richard (born 1863 in Eltham, Kent, England).


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Edwin Scriven's household

Male

Edwin

Scriven

Head
Female

Mercy Eliza

Scriven

Wife
Female

Ellen Edith

Scriven

Daughter
Female

Sarah Jane

Scriven

Daughter
Female

Anne Ethel

Scriven

Daughter
Male

Frederick Edinson

Scriven

Son
Male

Charles

Shorter

Servant
Male

Richard

Whittington

Servant
First name(s) Edwin
Last name Scriven
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 57
Birth year 1824
Birth place Eltham, Kent, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Edwin

Scriven

Head

Married

57

1824

Eltham, Kent, England

Mercy Eliza

Scriven

Wife

Married

50

1831

Eltham, Kent, England

Ellen Edith

Scriven

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Eltham, Kent, England

Sarah Jane

Scriven

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Eltham, Kent, England

Anne Ethel

Scriven

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Eltham, Kent, England

Frederick Edinson

Scriven

Son

Single

9

1872

Eltham, Kent, England

Charles

Shorter

Servant

Married

62

1819

Bromley, Kent, England

Richard

Whittington

Servant

Single

18

1863

Eltham, Kent, England

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