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Household of Henry Want (born 1853, Middlesex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Islington, London,Middlesex, 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 Want and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Henry Want, born in 1853 in Islington, Middlesex, consisted of 5 members. Henry was the head of the household, married to Emily Want, born in 1856 in Hoxton, Middlesex, England. They had 2 children; Henry (born 1881 in Islington, Middlesex, England) and Ellen (born 1879 in Islington, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Henry's Boarder, Adam Wilkinson, born in 1843 in Gloucestershire, England.


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Henry Want's household

Male

Henry

Want

Head
Female

Emily

Want

Wife
Male

Henry

Want

Son
Female

Ellen

Want

Daughter
Male

Adam

Wilkinson

Boarder
First name(s) Henry
Last name Want
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 28
Birth year 1853
Birth place Islington, Middlesex, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Henry

Want

Head

Married

28

1853

Islington, Middlesex, England

Emily

Want

Wife

Married

25

1856

Hoxton, Middlesex, England

Henry

Want

Son

Single

0

1881

Islington, Middlesex, England

Ellen

Want

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Islington, Middlesex, England

Adam

Wilkinson

Boarder

Single

38

1843

Gloucestershire, England

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