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Household of Henry Alting (born 1834, Norfolk)

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.

Henry Alting and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Henry Alting, born in 1834 in Newton, Norfolk, consisted of 6 members. Henry was the head of the household, widower. He had 4 children; Elizabeth E (born 1861 in Kessingland, Suffolk, England), John (born 1863 in Stratford, Essex, England), George (born 1871 in Stratford, Essex, England) and Selina (born 1876 in Stratford, Essex, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Henry's Lodger, John Reed, born in 1856 in Norfolk, England.


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Henry Alting's household

Male

Henry

Alting

Head
Female

Elizabeth E

Alting

Daughter
Male

John

Alting

Son
Male

George

Alting

Son
Female

Selina

Alting

Daughter
Male

John

Reed

Lodger
First name(s) Henry
Last name Alting
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 47
Birth year 1834
Birth place Newton, Norfolk, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Henry

Alting

Head

Widower

47

1834

Newton, Norfolk, England

Elizabeth E

Alting

Daughter

Single

20

1861

Kessingland, Suffolk, England

John

Alting

Son

Single

18

1863

Stratford, Essex, England

George

Alting

Son

Single

10

1871

Stratford, Essex, England

Selina

Alting

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Stratford, Essex, England

John

Reed

Lodger

Single

25

1856

Norfolk, England

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