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Household of Lewis Hammett (born 1840, 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.

Lewis Hammett and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Lewis Hammett, born in 1840 in East Ham, Essex, consisted of 8 members. Lewis was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Hammett, born in 1847 in Wigan, Lancashire, England. They had 5 children; Elizabeth L (born 1868 in East Ham, Essex, England), Lewis (born 1871 in East Ham, Essex, England), Frederick C (born 1877 in Plaistow, Essex, England), Frank E (born 1879 in Plaistow, Essex, England) and Mary M (born 1881 in Plaistow, Essex, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Lewis's Servant, Emma Coulson, born in 1864 in Plaistow, Essex, England.


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Lewis Hammett's household

Male

Lewis

Hammett

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Hammett

Wife
Female

Elizabeth L

Hammett

Daughter
Male

Lewis

Hammett

Son
Male

Frederick C

Hammett

Son
Male

Frank E

Hammett

Son
Female

Mary M

Hammett

Daughter
Female

Emma

Coulson

Servant
First name(s) Lewis
Last name Hammett
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place East Ham, Essex, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Lewis

Hammett

Head

Married

41

1840

East Ham, Essex, England

Elizabeth

Hammett

Wife

Married

34

1847

Wigan, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth L

Hammett

Daughter

Single

13

1868

East Ham, Essex, England

Lewis

Hammett

Son

Single

10

1871

East Ham, Essex, England

Frederick C

Hammett

Son

Single

4

1877

Plaistow, Essex, England

Frank E

Hammett

Son

Single

2

1879

Plaistow, Essex, England

Mary M

Hammett

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Plaistow, Essex, England

Emma

Coulson

Servant

Single

17

1864

Plaistow, Essex, England

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