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Household of Henry Axe (born 1842, Dorset)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Southampton, Hampshire, 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 Axe and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Henry Axe, born in 1842 in Dorset, consisted of 9 members. Henry was the head of the household, married to Mary Axe, born in 1840 in Dorchester, Dorset, England. They had 5 children; Rose M (born 1864 in Hampshire, England), Bessie (born 1867 in Hampshire, England), Ada (born 1869 in Hampshire, England), Charles (born 1870 in Hampshire, England) and Clara (born 1873 in Hampshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Henry's Companion, Elizabeth (born 1854 in Dorchester, Dorset, England) and Henry's Boarder, Thomas (born 1864 in Hampshire, England).


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Henry Axe's household

Male

Henry

Axe

Head
Female

Mary

Axe

Wife
Female

Elizabeth

Harvey

Companion
Female

Rose M

Axe

Daughter
Female

Bessie

Axe

Daughter
Female

Ada

Axe

Daughter
Male

Charles

Axe

Son
Female

Clara

Axe

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Steel

Boarder
First name(s) Henry
Last name Axe
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Dorset, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Henry

Axe

Head

Married

39

1842

Dorset, England

Mary

Axe

Wife

Married

41

1840

Dorchester, Dorset, England

Elizabeth

Harvey

Companion

Single

27

1854

Dorchester, Dorset, England

Rose M

Axe

Daughter

Single

17

1864

Hampshire, England

Bessie

Axe

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Hampshire, England

Ada

Axe

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Hampshire, England

Charles

Axe

Son

Single

11

1870

Hampshire, England

Clara

Axe

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Hampshire, England

Thomas

Steel

Boarder

Single

17

1864

Hampshire, England

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