Skip to content
  • Start free trial
An original census record

Start a free trial to view

Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time

Household of Henry J Way (born 1845, Kent)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Sheppey, Kent, England

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

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 J Way and 5 other people are on this record

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

In the 1881 Census, the household of Henry J Way, born in 1845 in Sheerness, Kent, consisted of 6 members. Henry J was the head of the household, widower. He had 4 children; Alice M (born 1874 in Sheerness, Kent, England), Emma A (born 1876 in Sheerness, Kent, England), Rose E (born 1877 in Sheerness, Kent, England) and Florence (born 1879 in Sheerness, Kent, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Henry J's Housekeeper, Mary Beal, born in 1831 in Sheerness, Kent, England.


Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time

Henry J Way's household

Male

Henry J

Way

Head
Female

Alice M

Way

Daughter
Female

Emma A

Way

Daughter
Female

Rose E

Way

Daughter
Female

Florence

Way

Daughter
Female

Mary

Beal

Housekeeper
First name(s) Henry J
Last name Way
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 36
Birth year 1845
Birth place Sheerness, Kent, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Henry J

Way

Head

Widower

36

1845

Sheerness, Kent, England

Alice M

Way

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Sheerness, Kent, England

Emma A

Way

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Sheerness, Kent, England

Rose E

Way

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Sheerness, Kent, England

Florence

Way

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Sheerness, Kent, England

Mary

Beal

Housekeeper

Single

50

1831

Sheerness, Kent, England

Explore Findmypast's newspaper collections

Explore the 1881 Census and millions of historical records for free with Findmypast. Find out more about the household of Henry J Way in Sheppey in 1881, and follow the Way family through time in other national records, newspapers and more.

We've found family trees for Henry J Way

We’ve found Henry J Way in 59 family trees. Find out more about Henry J Way's household and view the Way family in family trees created by Findmypast members.

Not who you're looking for?

Other households on nearby pages of the 1881 Census