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Household of Edwin Whiffen (born 1816, 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 Whiffen and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Edwin Whiffen, born in 1816 in Greenwich, Kent, consisted of 7 members. Edwin was the head of the household, married to Caroline Whiffen, born in 1821 in Limehouse, Middlesex, England. They had 4 children; Nelly (born 1857 in Greenwich, Kent, England), Jessy (born 1858 in Greenwich, Kent, England), Isabel (born 1861 in Greenwich, Kent, England) and Caroline (born 1863 in Greenwich, Kent, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Edwin's Servant, Jane Reudeny, born in 1861 in Buckingham, Buckinghamshire, England.


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Edwin Whiffen's household

Male

Edwin

Whiffen

Head
Female

Caroline

Whiffen

Wife
Female

Nelly

Whiffen

Daughter
Female

Jessy

Whiffen

Daughter
Female

Isabel

Whiffen

Daughter
Female

Caroline

Whiffen

Daughter
Female

Jane

Reudeny

Servant
First name(s) Edwin
Last name Whiffen
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 65
Birth year 1816
Birth place Greenwich, Kent, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Edwin

Whiffen

Head

Married

65

1816

Greenwich, Kent, England

Caroline

Whiffen

Wife

Married

60

1821

Limehouse, Middlesex, England

Nelly

Whiffen

Daughter

Single

24

1857

Greenwich, Kent, England

Jessy

Whiffen

Daughter

Single

23

1858

Greenwich, Kent, England

Isabel

Whiffen

Daughter

Single

20

1861

Greenwich, Kent, England

Caroline

Whiffen

Daughter

Single

18

1863

Greenwich, Kent, England

Jane

Reudeny

Servant

Single

20

1861

Buckingham, Buckinghamshire, England

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