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Household of Joseph Skelt (born 1852, Middlesex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in West Ham, London,Essex, 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 Skelt and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Skelt, born in 1852 in Stepney, Middlesex, consisted of 5 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Emily H Skelt, born in 1852 in Mile End, Middlesex, England. They had 1 child; Edith, born 1881 in Leytonstone, Essex, England.
During the period, also present in the household were Joseph's Mother In Law, Harriet (born 1811 in Little Bentley, Essex, England) and Joseph's Servant, Emily (born 1864 in Dagenham, Essex, England).


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Joseph Skelt's household

Male

Joseph

Skelt

Head
Female

Emily H

Skelt

Wife
Female

Edith

Skelt

Daughter
Female

Harriet

Mitchell

Mother In Law
Female

Emily

Smith

Servant
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Skelt
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 29
Birth year 1852
Birth place Stepney, Middlesex, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Skelt

Head

Married

29

1852

Stepney, Middlesex, England

Emily H

Skelt

Wife

Married

29

1852

Mile End, Middlesex, England

Edith

Skelt

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Leytonstone, Essex, England

Harriet

Mitchell

Mother In Law

Widow

70

1811

Little Bentley, Essex, England

Emily

Smith

Servant

Single

17

1864

Dagenham, Essex, England

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