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Household of Joel Myers (born 1837, Essex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Kensington, 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.

Joel Myers and 14 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joel Myers, born in 1837 in Chelmsford, Essex, consisted of 15 members. Joel was the head of the household, married to Aletta Myers, born in 1842 in Africa. They had 10 children; Charlotte (born 1864 in Africa), Wolf (born 1865 in Africa), Hannah (born 1867 in Africa), Susan (born 1869 in Margate, Kent, England), Maria (born 1870 in Africa), Eliza (born 1872 in Africa), Michael (born 1873 in Paddington, Middlesex, England), Charles (born 1875 in Paddington, Middlesex, England), Phoebe (born 1877 in Paddington, Middlesex, England) and Aletta (born 1879 in Paddington, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Joel's Servant, Jane (born 1859 in Towcester, Northamptonshire, England), Joel's Servant, Emma (born 1860 in Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire, England) and Joel's Servant, Emma (born 1854 in Ilford, Essex, England).


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Joel Myers's household

Male

Joel

Myers

Head
Female

Aletta

Myers

Wife
Female

Charlotte

Myers

Daughter
Male

Wolf

Myers

Son
Female

Hannah

Myers

Daughter
Female

Susan

Myers

Daughter
Female

Maria

Myers

Daughter
Female

Eliza

Myers

Daughter
Male

Michael

Myers

Son
Male

Charles

Myers

Son
Female

Phoebe

Myers

Daughter
Female

Aletta

Myers

Daughter
Female

Jane

Hellyer

Servant
Female

Emma

Tingeis

Servant
Female

Emma

Copey

Servant
First name(s) Joel
Last name Myers
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 44
Birth year 1837
Birth place Chelmsford, Essex, England

Household members (15 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joel

Myers

Head

Married

44

1837

Chelmsford, Essex, England

Aletta

Myers

Wife

Married

39

1842

Africa

Charlotte

Myers

Daughter

Single

17

1864

Africa

Wolf

Myers

Son

Single

16

1865

Africa

Hannah

Myers

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Africa

Susan

Myers

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Margate, Kent, England

Maria

Myers

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Africa

Eliza

Myers

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Africa

Michael

Myers

Son

Single

8

1873

Paddington, Middlesex, England

Charles

Myers

Son

Single

6

1875

Paddington, Middlesex, England

Phoebe

Myers

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Paddington, Middlesex, England

Aletta

Myers

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Paddington, Middlesex, England

Jane

Hellyer

Servant

Single

22

1859

Towcester, Northamptonshire, England

Emma

Tingeis

Servant

Single

21

1860

Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire, England

Emma

Copey

Servant

Single

27

1854

Ilford, Essex, England

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