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Household of Joseph Henson (born 1802, Essex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bethnal Green, 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.

Joseph Henson and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Henson, born in 1802 in Woodford, Essex, consisted of 10 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Henson, born in 1821 in Southwark, Surrey, England. They had 5 children; John (born 1853 in Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England), Alfred (born 1861 in Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England), Thomas (born 1864 in Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England), Arthur (born 1871 in Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England) and Eliza (born 1852 in Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England). They had 2 grandchildren; Thomas (born 1877 in Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England) and Eliza (born 1879 in Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Joseph's Son In Law, Thomas Butcher, born in 1854 in Lambeth, Surrey, England.


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Joseph Henson's household

Male

Joseph

Henson

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Henson

Wife
Male

John

Henson

Son
Male

Alfred

Henson

Son
Male

Thomas

Henson

Son
Male

Arthur

Henson

Son
Male

Thomas

Butcher

Son In Law
Female

Eliza

Butcher

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Butcher

Grand Son
Female

Eliza

Butcher

Grand Daughter
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Henson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 79
Birth year 1802
Birth place Woodford, Essex, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Henson

Head

Married

79

1802

Woodford, Essex, England

Elizabeth

Henson

Wife

Married

60

1821

Southwark, Surrey, England

John

Henson

Son

Single

28

1853

Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England

Alfred

Henson

Son

Single

20

1861

Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England

Thomas

Henson

Son

Single

17

1864

Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England

Arthur

Henson

Son

Single

10

1871

Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England

Thomas

Butcher

Son In Law

Married

27

1854

Lambeth, Surrey, England

Eliza

Butcher

Daughter

Married

29

1852

Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England

Thomas

Butcher

Grand Son

Single

4

1877

Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England

Eliza

Butcher

Grand Daughter

Single

2

1879

Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England

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