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Household of Joseph Speed (born 1848, Middlesex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Edmonton, Hertfordshire, 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 Speed and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Speed, born in 1848 in Edmonton, Middlesex, consisted of 8 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Harriet Speed, born in 1846 in Westminster, Middlesex, England. They had 5 children; Charles (born 1873 in Cheshunt, Hertfordshire, England), Fanny (born 1874 in Cheshunt, Hertfordshire, England), Joseph (born 1876 in Cheshunt, Hertfordshire, England), Louisa (born 1879 in Cheshunt, Hertfordshire, England) and Amey (born 1880 in Cheshunt, Hertfordshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Joseph's Servant, Emily Lester, born in 1860 in Cheshunt, Hertfordshire, England.


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Joseph Speed's household

Male

Joseph

Speed

Head
Female

Harriet

Speed

Wife
Male

Charles

Speed

Son
Female

Fanny

Speed

Daughter
Male

Joseph

Speed

Son
Female

Louisa

Speed

Daughter
Female

Amey

Speed

Daughter
Female

Emily

Lester

Servant
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Speed
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 33
Birth year 1848
Birth place Edmonton, Middlesex, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Speed

Head

Married

33

1848

Edmonton, Middlesex, England

Harriet

Speed

Wife

Married

35

1846

Westminster, Middlesex, England

Charles

Speed

Son

Single

8

1873

Cheshunt, Hertfordshire, England

Fanny

Speed

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Cheshunt, Hertfordshire, England

Joseph

Speed

Son

Single

5

1876

Cheshunt, Hertfordshire, England

Louisa

Speed

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Cheshunt, Hertfordshire, England

Amey

Speed

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Cheshunt, Hertfordshire, England

Emily

Lester

Servant

Single

21

1860

Cheshunt, Hertfordshire, England

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