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Household of Eliza Witham (born 1825, Essex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Thanet, 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.

Eliza Witham and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Eliza Witham, born in 1825 in West Ham, Essex, consisted of 8 members. Eliza was the head of the household, widow. She had 2 grandchildren; Helen E (born 1870 in Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England) and Roberta L (born 1871 in Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Eliza's Servant, Clare E (born 1860 in Rotherhithe, Surrey, England), Eliza's Lodger Head, Benjamin G (born 1818 in Scotland), Eliza's Lodger, Mary (born 1827 in Ireland), Eliza's Lodger, Margareta (born 1811 in Stratford, Essex, England) and Eliza's Lodger, Ann E (born 1831 in Hull, Yorkshire, England).


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Eliza Witham's household

Female

Eliza

Witham

Head
Female

Helen E

Ross

Grand Daughter
Female

Roberta L

Ross

Grand Daughter
Female

Clare E

West

Servant
Male

Benjamin G

Mc Kenchie

Lodger Head
Female

Mary

Mc Kenchie

Lodger
Female

Margareta

Young

Lodger
Female

Ann E

Harrison

Lodger
First name(s) Eliza
Last name Witham
Relationship Head
Marital status Widow
Age 56
Birth year 1825
Birth place West Ham, Essex, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Eliza

Witham

Head

Widow

56

1825

West Ham, Essex, England

Helen E

Ross

Grand Daughter

Single

11

1870

Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England

Roberta L

Ross

Grand Daughter

Single

10

1871

Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England

Clare E

West

Servant

Single

21

1860

Rotherhithe, Surrey, England

Benjamin G

Mc Kenchie

Lodger Head

Married

63

1818

Scotland

Mary

Mc Kenchie

Lodger

Married

54

1827

Ireland

Margareta

Young

Lodger

Single

70

1811

Stratford, Essex, England

Ann E

Harrison

Lodger

Single

50

1831

Hull, Yorkshire, England

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