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Household of Joseph W Kemsley (born 1844, Essex)

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 W Kemsley and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph W Kemsley, born in 1844 in Greenstead, Essex, consisted of 7 members. Joseph W was the head of the household, married to Mary A Kemsley, born in 1850 in Islington, Middlesex, England. They had 2 children; Elsie (born 1875 in Woodford, Essex, England) and Norman B (born 1878 in Woodford, Essex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Joseph W's Niece, Alice A (born 1866 in Shropshire, England), Joseph W's Servant, Sarah (born 1862 in Sutton, Wiltshire, England) and Joseph W's Servant, Clara E (born 1863 in Romford, Essex, England).


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Joseph W Kemsley's household

Male

Joseph W

Kemsley

Head
Female

Mary A

Kemsley

Wife
Female

Elsie

Kemsley

Daughter
Male

Norman B

Kemsley

Son
Female

Alice A

Coulson

Niece
Female

Sarah

Binton

Servant
Female

Clara E

Rolph

Servant
First name(s) Joseph W
Last name Kemsley
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place Greenstead, Essex, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph W

Kemsley

Head

Married

37

1844

Greenstead, Essex, England

Mary A

Kemsley

Wife

Married

31

1850

Islington, Middlesex, England

Elsie

Kemsley

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Woodford, Essex, England

Norman B

Kemsley

Son

Single

3

1878

Woodford, Essex, England

Alice A

Coulson

Niece

Single

15

1866

Shropshire, England

Sarah

Binton

Servant

Single

19

1862

Sutton, Wiltshire, England

Clara E

Rolph

Servant

Single

18

1863

Romford, Essex, England

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