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Household of Henry Whessett (born 1847, Gloucestershire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Croydon, Surrey, 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 Whessett and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Henry Whessett, born in 1847 in Gloucestershire, consisted of 9 members. Henry was the head of the household, married to Sarah Whessett, born in 1848 in Wales. They had 4 children; Harry (born 1871 in Croydon, Surrey, England), Annie (born 1873 in Croydon, Surrey, England), Florence J (born 1877 in Croydon, Surrey, England) and Edith Maud (born 1880 in Croydon, Surrey, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Henry's Servant, Hannah (born 1863 in Brassington, Sussex, England), Henry's Servant, Alice (born 1867 in Warnham, Sussex, England) and Henry's Servant, James (born 1861 in Southwater, Sussex, England).


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Henry Whessett's household

Male

Henry

Whessett

Head
Female

Sarah

Whessett

Wife
Male

Harry

Whessett

Son
Female

Annie

Whessett

Daughter
Female

Florence J

Whessett

Daughter
Female

Edith Maud

Whessett

Daughter
Female

Hannah

Bridger

Servant
Female

Alice

Chemell

Servant
Male

James

Wells

Servant
First name(s) Henry
Last name Whessett
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Gloucestershire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Henry

Whessett

Head

Married

34

1847

Gloucestershire, England

Sarah

Whessett

Wife

Married

33

1848

Wales

Harry

Whessett

Son

Single

10

1871

Croydon, Surrey, England

Annie

Whessett

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Croydon, Surrey, England

Florence J

Whessett

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Croydon, Surrey, England

Edith Maud

Whessett

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Croydon, Surrey, England

Hannah

Bridger

Servant

Single

18

1863

Brassington, Sussex, England

Alice

Chemell

Servant

Single

14

1867

Warnham, Sussex, England

James

Wells

Servant

Single

20

1861

Southwater, Sussex, England

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