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Household of Henry Wisdom (born 1828, Kent)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Woolwich, London,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 Wisdom and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Henry Wisdom, born in 1828 in Plumstead, Kent, consisted of 7 members. Henry was the head of the household, married to Jane Wisdom, born in 1828 in Greenwich, Kent, England. They had 4 children; Richard (born 1855 in Plumstead, Kent, England), Elizabeth (born 1860 in Plumstead, Kent, England), George (born 1863 in Plumstead, Kent, England) and James (born 1870 in Plumstead, Kent, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Henry's Lodger, William Shonfeld, born in 1857 in Croydon, Surrey, England.


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Henry Wisdom's household

Male

Henry

Wisdom

Head
Female

Jane

Wisdom

Wife
Male

Richard

Wisdom

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Wisdom

Daughter
Male

George

Wisdom

Son
Male

James

Wisdom

Son
Male

William

Shonfeld

Lodger
First name(s) Henry
Last name Wisdom
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 53
Birth year 1828
Birth place Plumstead, Kent, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Henry

Wisdom

Head

Married

53

1828

Plumstead, Kent, England

Jane

Wisdom

Wife

Married

53

1828

Greenwich, Kent, England

Richard

Wisdom

Son

Single

26

1855

Plumstead, Kent, England

Elizabeth

Wisdom

Daughter

Single

21

1860

Plumstead, Kent, England

George

Wisdom

Son

Single

18

1863

Plumstead, Kent, England

James

Wisdom

Son

Single

11

1870

Plumstead, Kent, England

William

Shonfeld

Lodger

Single

24

1857

Croydon, Surrey, England

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