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Household of Henry Seal (born 1843, Dorset)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bridport, Dorset, 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 Seal and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Henry Seal, born in 1843 in Stoke Abbott, Dorset, consisted of 8 members. Henry was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Seal, born in 1842 in Bridport, Dorset, England. They had 5 children; Susan (born 1866 in Bridport, Dorset, England), Henry (born 1867 in Bridport, Dorset, England), Lucy (born 1869 in Symondsbury, Dorset, England), Harriet (born 1873 in Bridport, Dorset, England) and Walter (born 1876 in Bridport, Dorset, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Henry's Lodger, John Seal, born in 1808 in Stoke Abbott, Dorset, England.


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Henry Seal's household

Male

Henry

Seal

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Seal

Wife
Female

Susan

Seal

Daughter
Male

Henry

Seal

Son
Female

Lucy

Seal

Daughter
Female

Harriet

Seal

Daughter
Male

Walter

Seal

Son
Male

John

Seal

Lodger
First name(s) Henry
Last name Seal
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 38
Birth year 1843
Birth place Stoke Abbott, Dorset, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Henry

Seal

Head

Married

38

1843

Stoke Abbott, Dorset, England

Elizabeth

Seal

Wife

Married

39

1842

Bridport, Dorset, England

Susan

Seal

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Bridport, Dorset, England

Henry

Seal

Son

Single

14

1867

Bridport, Dorset, England

Lucy

Seal

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Symondsbury, Dorset, England

Harriet

Seal

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Bridport, Dorset, England

Walter

Seal

Son

Single

5

1876

Bridport, Dorset, England

John

Seal

Lodger

Widower

73

1808

Stoke Abbott, Dorset, England

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