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Household of Henry West (born 1842, Kent)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Cranbrook, Kent, 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 West and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Henry West, born in 1842 in Sevenoaks, Kent, consisted of 9 members. Henry was the head of the household, married to Eliza West, born in 1834 in Penshurst, Sussex, England. They had 6 children; William H (born 1866 in Hawkhurst, Kent, England), Lucy (born 1867 in Hawkhurst, Kent, England), Mary J (born 1869 in Hawkhurst, Kent, England), Charles (born 1871 in Hawkhurst, Kent, England), Mercy (born 1875 in Hawkhurst, Kent, England) and Ebenezer (born 1878 in Hawkhurst, Kent, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Henry's Lodger, Robert Burns, born in 1828 in Scotland.


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Henry West's household

Male

Henry

West

Head
Female

Eliza

West

Wife
Male

William H

West

Son
Female

Lucy

West

Daughter
Female

Mary J

West

Daughter
Male

Charles

West

Son
Female

Mercy

West

Daughter
Male

Ebenezer

West

Son
Male

Robert

Burns

Lodger
First name(s) Henry
Last name West
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Sevenoaks, Kent, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Henry

West

Head

Married

39

1842

Sevenoaks, Kent, England

Eliza

West

Wife

Married

47

1834

Penshurst, Sussex, England

William H

West

Son

Single

15

1866

Hawkhurst, Kent, England

Lucy

West

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Hawkhurst, Kent, England

Mary J

West

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Hawkhurst, Kent, England

Charles

West

Son

Single

10

1871

Hawkhurst, Kent, England

Mercy

West

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Hawkhurst, Kent, England

Ebenezer

West

Son

Single

3

1878

Hawkhurst, Kent, England

Robert

Burns

Lodger

Single

53

1828

Scotland

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