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Household of John W Wise (born 1841, Sussex)

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.

John W Wise and 11 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John W Wise, born in 1841 in Newhaven, Sussex, consisted of 12 members. John W was the head of the household, married to Esther Wise, born in 1840 in Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, England. They had 7 children; William L (born 1863 in Woolwich, Kent, England), Laurie E (born 1865 in Woolwich, Kent, England), Sydney (born 1870 in Woolwich, Kent, England), Ernest (born 1871 in Woolwich, Kent, England), Harry (born 1873 in Woolwich, Kent, England), Bertie (born 1876 in Woolwich, Kent, England) and George (born 1877 in Woolwich, Kent, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John W's Assistant, Clara (born 1854 in Crockenhill, Kent, England), John W's Visitor, John F (born 1857 in Crockenhill, Kent, England) and John W's Visitor, Emily (born 1861 in Crockenhill, Kent, England).


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John W Wise's household

Male

John W

Wise

Head
Female

Esther

Wise

Wife
Male

William L

Wise

Son
Female

Laurie E

Wise

Daughter
Male

Sydney

Wise

Son
Male

Ernest

Wise

Son
Male

Harry

Wise

Son
Male

Bertie

Wise

Son
Male

George

Wise

Son
Female

Clara

Odd

Assistant
Male

John F

Odd

Visitor
Female

Emily

Odd

Visitor
First name(s) John W
Last name Wise
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Newhaven, Sussex, England

Household members (12 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John W

Wise

Head

Married

40

1841

Newhaven, Sussex, England

Esther

Wise

Wife

Married

41

1840

Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, England

William L

Wise

Son

Single

18

1863

Woolwich, Kent, England

Laurie E

Wise

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Woolwich, Kent, England

Sydney

Wise

Son

Single

11

1870

Woolwich, Kent, England

Ernest

Wise

Son

Single

10

1871

Woolwich, Kent, England

Harry

Wise

Son

Single

8

1873

Woolwich, Kent, England

Bertie

Wise

Son

Single

5

1876

Woolwich, Kent, England

George

Wise

Son

Single

4

1877

Woolwich, Kent, England

Clara

Odd

Assistant

Single

27

1854

Crockenhill, Kent, England

John F

Odd

Visitor

Single

24

1857

Crockenhill, Kent, England

Emily

Odd

Visitor

Single

20

1861

Crockenhill, Kent, England

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