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Household of Harriet Fossey (born 1837, Middlesex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Poplar, 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.

Harriet Fossey and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Harriet Fossey, born in 1837 in Whitechapel, Middlesex, consisted of 6 members. Harriet was the head of the household, widow. She had 2 children; Frank (born 1862 in Poplar, Middlesex, England) and Harriet (born 1860 in Stepney, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Harriet's Boarder, Catherine M (born 1855 in Stratford, Essex, England), Harriet's Boarder, Richard (born 1862 in Stepney, Middlesex, England) and Harriet's Boarder, Susan (born 1862 in Plumstead, Kent, England).


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Harriet Fossey's household

Female

Harriet

Fossey

Head
Male

Frank

Fossey

Son
Female

Harriet

Fossey

Daughter
Female

Catherine M

Read

Boarder
Male

Richard

Giller

Boarder
Female

Susan

Webb

Boarder
First name(s) Harriet
Last name Fossey
Relationship Head
Marital status Widow
Age 44
Birth year 1837
Birth place Whitechapel, Middlesex, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Harriet

Fossey

Head

Widow

44

1837

Whitechapel, Middlesex, England

Frank

Fossey

Son

Single

19

1862

Poplar, Middlesex, England

Harriet

Fossey

Daughter

Single

21

1860

Stepney, Middlesex, England

Catherine M

Read

Boarder

Single

26

1855

Stratford, Essex, England

Richard

Giller

Boarder

Single

19

1862

Stepney, Middlesex, England

Susan

Webb

Boarder

Single

19

1862

Plumstead, Kent, England

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