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Household of Joseph Wales (born 1848, Kent)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Thanet, 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.

Joseph Wales and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Wales, born in 1848 in Margate, Kent, consisted of 8 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Eliza Wales, born in 1844 in Worthing, Sussex, England. They had 5 children; Charles H (born 1870 in Margate, Kent, England), Amy E (born 1873 in Margate, Kent, England), George H (born 1874 in Margate, Kent, England), Jessie M (born 1878 in Margate, Kent, England) and Edith (born 1881 in Margate, Kent, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Joseph's Servant, Masini L Hayes, born in 1866 in Wadhurst, Sussex, England.


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Joseph Wales's household

Male

Joseph

Wales

Head
Female

Eliza

Wales

Wife
Male

Charles H

Wales

Son
Female

Amy E

Wales

Daughter
Male

George H

Wales

Son
Female

Jessie M

Wales

Daughter
Female

Edith

Wales

Daughter
Female

Masini L

Hayes

Servant
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Wales
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 33
Birth year 1848
Birth place Margate, Kent, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Wales

Head

Married

33

1848

Margate, Kent, England

Eliza

Wales

Wife

Married

37

1844

Worthing, Sussex, England

Charles H

Wales

Son

Single

11

1870

Margate, Kent, England

Amy E

Wales

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Margate, Kent, England

George H

Wales

Son

Single

7

1874

Margate, Kent, England

Jessie M

Wales

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Margate, Kent, England

Edith

Wales

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Margate, Kent, England

Masini L

Hayes

Servant

Single

15

1866

Wadhurst, Sussex, England

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