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Household of Percy Desmond (born 1848, Kent)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Hackney, 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.

Percy Desmond and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Percy Desmond, born in 1848 in Lewisham, Kent, consisted of 8 members. Percy was the head of the household, married to Ann E Desmond, born in 1847 in Elstead, Surrey, England. They had 5 children; Percy C (born 1872 in Hackney, Middlesex, England), Ella E E (born 1870 in Forest Gate, Essex, England), John O (born 1873 in Hackney, Middlesex, England), William (born 1875 in Hackney, Middlesex, England) and Frederick A (born 1879 in Hackney, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Percy's Mother In Law, Ann Cooper, born in 1825 in Beckingham, Surrey, England.


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Percy Desmond's household

Male

Percy

Desmond

Head
Female

Ann E

Desmond

Wife
Male

Percy C

Desmond

Son
Female

Ella E E

Desmond

Daughter
Male

John O

Desmond

Son
Male

William

Desmond

Son
Male

Frederick A

Desmond

Son
Female

Ann

Cooper

Mother In Law
First name(s) Percy
Last name Desmond
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 33
Birth year 1848
Birth place Lewisham, Kent, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Percy

Desmond

Head

Married

33

1848

Lewisham, Kent, England

Ann E

Desmond

Wife

Married

34

1847

Elstead, Surrey, England

Percy C

Desmond

Son

Single

9

1872

Hackney, Middlesex, England

Ella E E

Desmond

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Forest Gate, Essex, England

John O

Desmond

Son

Single

8

1873

Hackney, Middlesex, England

William

Desmond

Son

Single

6

1875

Hackney, Middlesex, England

Frederick A

Desmond

Son

Single

2

1879

Hackney, Middlesex, England

Ann

Cooper

Mother In Law

Widow

56

1825

Beckingham, Surrey, England

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