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Household of Henry Masterman (born 1817, Essex)

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 Masterman and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Henry Masterman, born in 1817 in Walthamstow, Essex, consisted of 9 members. Henry was the head of the household, married to Ellen Masterman, born in 1818 in Hertfordshire, England. They had 3 children; William (born 1847 in Hackney, Middlesex, England), Henry C (born 1850 in Hackney, Middlesex, England) and Emily F (born 1855 in Walthamstow, Essex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Henry's Servant, Elijah (born 1856 in Cornwall, England), Henry's Servant, Theresa (born 1853 in Wanstead, Essex, England), Henry's Servant, Ellen (born 1851 in Scotland) and Henry's Servant, Fanny (born 1862 in Wiltshire, England).


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Henry Masterman's household

Male

Henry

Masterman

Head
Female

Ellen

Masterman

Wife
Male

William

Masterman

Son
Male

Henry C

Masterman

Son
Female

Emily F

Masterman

Daughter
Male

Elijah

Phillips

Servant
Female

Theresa

Worman

Servant
Female

Ellen

Jack

Servant
Female

Fanny

Chandler

Servant
First name(s) Henry
Last name Masterman
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 64
Birth year 1817
Birth place Walthamstow, Essex, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Henry

Masterman

Head

Married

64

1817

Walthamstow, Essex, England

Ellen

Masterman

Wife

Married

63

1818

Hertfordshire, England

William

Masterman

Son

Single

34

1847

Hackney, Middlesex, England

Henry C

Masterman

Son

Single

31

1850

Hackney, Middlesex, England

Emily F

Masterman

Daughter

Single

26

1855

Walthamstow, Essex, England

Elijah

Phillips

Servant

Single

25

1856

Cornwall, England

Theresa

Worman

Servant

Single

28

1853

Wanstead, Essex, England

Ellen

Jack

Servant

Single

30

1851

Scotland

Fanny

Chandler

Servant

Single

19

1862

Wiltshire, England

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