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Household of Henry Witherspoon (born 1850, Gloucestershire)

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 Witherspoon and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Henry Witherspoon, born in 1850 in Bristol, Gloucestershire, consisted of 7 members. Henry was the head of the household, married to Lilly Witherspoon, born in 1853 in Chippenham, Wiltshire, England. They had 4 children; John (born 1857 in City of London, Middlesex, England), Frank (born 1858 in City of London, Middlesex, England), Lucy (born 1860 in City of London, Middlesex, England) and Spencer (born 1866 in City of London, Middlesex, England).


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Henry Witherspoon's household

Male

Henry

Witherspoon

Head
Female

Lilly

Witherspoon

Wife
Female

H

Richardson

Wife
Male

John

Richardson

Son
Male

Frank

Richardson

Son
Female

Lucy

Richardson

Daughter
Male

Spencer

Richardson

Son
First name(s) Henry
Last name Witherspoon
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 31
Birth year 1850
Birth place Bristol, Gloucestershire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Henry

Witherspoon

Head

Married

31

1850

Bristol, Gloucestershire, England

Lilly

Witherspoon

Wife

Married

28

1853

Chippenham, Wiltshire, England

H

Richardson

Wife

Married

53

1828

Leicester, Leicestershire, England

John

Richardson

Son

Single

24

1857

City of London, Middlesex, England

Frank

Richardson

Son

Single

23

1858

City of London, Middlesex, England

Lucy

Richardson

Daughter

Single

21

1860

City of London, Middlesex, England

Spencer

Richardson

Son

Single

15

1866

City of London, Middlesex, England

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