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Household of Louis Herschell (born 1823)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Kensington, London,Middlesex, 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.

Louis Herschell and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Louis Herschell, born in 1823 in , consisted of 8 members. Louis was the head of the household, married to Mary G Herschell, born in 1828 in Horsham, Sussex, England. They had 3 children; Mary H (born 1858 in Islington, Middlesex, England), Ridley (born 1864 in Islington, Middlesex, England) and Laura (born 1868 in Peckham, Surrey, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Louis's Visitor, Susannah (born 1819 in Charlwood, Surrey, England), Louis's Servant, Emma J (born 1841 in Middlesex, England) and Louis's Servant, Susannah (born 1859 in Crowland, Lincolnshire, England).


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Louis Herschell's household

Male

Louis

Herschell

Head
Female

Mary

G Herschell

Wife
Female

Mary H

Herschell

Daughter
Male

Ridley

Herschell

Son
Female

Laura

Herschell

Daughter
Female

Susannah

Moon

Visitor
Female

Emma J

Farmer

Servant
Female

Susannah

Cook

Servant
First name(s) Louis
Last name Herschell
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 58
Birth year 1823
Birth place Germany

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Louis

Herschell

Head

Married

58

1823

Germany

Mary

G Herschell

Wife

Married

53

1828

Horsham, Sussex, England

Mary H

Herschell

Daughter

Single

23

1858

Islington, Middlesex, England

Ridley

Herschell

Son

Single

17

1864

Islington, Middlesex, England

Laura

Herschell

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Peckham, Surrey, England

Susannah

Moon

Visitor

Widow

62

1819

Charlwood, Surrey, England

Emma J

Farmer

Servant

Single

40

1841

Middlesex, England

Susannah

Cook

Servant

Single

22

1859

Crowland, Lincolnshire, England

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