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Household of George Skelsey (born 1841, Middlesex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Holborn, London,Middlesex, 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.

George Skelsey and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of George Skelsey, born in 1841 in London, Middlesex, consisted of 9 members. George was the head of the household, married to Emily Skelsey, born in 1847 in Clerkenwell, Middlesex, England. They had 6 children; George P (born 1868 in Clerkenwell, Middlesex, England), Herbert (born 1870 in Clerkenwell, Middlesex, England), Frederick (born 1872 in Clerkenwell, Middlesex, England), Arthur (born 1874 in Clerkenwell, Middlesex, England), William (born 1877 in Clerkenwell, Middlesex, England) and Florence E A (born 1880 in Clerkenwell, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household was George's Lodger, Harriet Blunt, born in 1835 in Clerkenwell, Middlesex, England.


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George Skelsey's household

Male

George

Skelsey

Head
Female

Emily

Skelsey

Wife
Male

George P

Skelsey

Son
Male

Herbert

Skelsey

Son
Male

Frederick

Skelsey

Son
Male

Arthur

Skelsey

Son
Male

William

Skelsey

Son
Female

Florence E A

Skelsey

Daughter
Female

Harriet

Blunt

Lodger
First name(s) George
Last name Skelsey
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place London, Middlesex, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

George

Skelsey

Head

Married

40

1841

London, Middlesex, England

Emily

Skelsey

Wife

Married

34

1847

Clerkenwell, Middlesex, England

George P

Skelsey

Son

Single

13

1868

Clerkenwell, Middlesex, England

Herbert

Skelsey

Son

Single

11

1870

Clerkenwell, Middlesex, England

Frederick

Skelsey

Son

Single

9

1872

Clerkenwell, Middlesex, England

Arthur

Skelsey

Son

Single

7

1874

Clerkenwell, Middlesex, England

William

Skelsey

Son

Single

4

1877

Clerkenwell, Middlesex, England

Florence E A

Skelsey

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Clerkenwell, Middlesex, England

Harriet

Blunt

Lodger

Single

46

1835

Clerkenwell, Middlesex, England

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