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Household of Emily Fortescue (born 1836, Essex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in West Ham, London,Essex, 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.

Emily Fortescue and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Emily Fortescue, born in 1836 in Barnston, Essex, consisted of 6 members. Emily was the head of the household, married to Louisa M Fortescue, born in 1864 in Plaistow, Essex, England. They had 4 children; Louisa M (born 1864 in Plaistow, Essex, England), John H (born 1868 in Stepney, Middlesex, England), Ada A (born 1870 in Stepney, Middlesex, England) and Alice B (born 1873 in Stepney, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Emily's Mother In L, Maria Fortescue, born in 1806 in Exeter, Devon, England.


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Emily Fortescue's household

Female

Emily

Fortescue

Head
Female

Louisa M

Fortescue

Daughter
Male

John H

Fortescue

Son
Female

Ada A

Fortescue

Daughter
Female

Alice B

Fortescue

Daughter
Female

Maria

Fortescue

Mother In L
First name(s) Emily
Last name Fortescue
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 45
Birth year 1836
Birth place Barnston, Essex, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Emily

Fortescue

Head

Married

45

1836

Barnston, Essex, England

Louisa M

Fortescue

Daughter

Single

17

1864

Plaistow, Essex, England

John H

Fortescue

Son

Single

13

1868

Stepney, Middlesex, England

Ada A

Fortescue

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Stepney, Middlesex, England

Alice B

Fortescue

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Stepney, Middlesex, England

Maria

Fortescue

Mother In L

Widow

75

1806

Exeter, Devon, England

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