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Household of Richard Hewlitt (born 1819, Kent)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Tonbridge, 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.

Richard Hewlitt and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Richard Hewlitt, born in 1819 in Tunbridge Wells, Kent, consisted of 7 members. Richard was the head of the household, married to Fanny Hewlitt, born in 1821 in Brighton, Sussex, England. They had 3 children; Harry (born 1873 in Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England), Kate (born 1875 in Lewisham, Kent, England) and Anne (born 1878 in Woolwich, Kent, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Richard's Lodger Head, Charles Smith, born in 1852 in Portsmouth, Hampshire, England.


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Richard Hewlitt's household

Male

Richard

Hewlitt

Head
Female

Fanny

Hewlitt

Wife
Male

Charles

Smith

Lodger Head
Female

Ellen

Smith

Wife
Male

Harry

Smith

Son
Female

Kate

Smith

Daughter
Female

Anne

Smith

Daughter
First name(s) Richard
Last name Hewlitt
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 62
Birth year 1819
Birth place Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Richard

Hewlitt

Head

Married

62

1819

Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England

Fanny

Hewlitt

Wife

Married

60

1821

Brighton, Sussex, England

Charles

Smith

Lodger Head

Married

29

1852

Portsmouth, Hampshire, England

Ellen

Smith

Wife

Married

30

1851

Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England

Harry

Smith

Son

Single

8

1873

Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England

Kate

Smith

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Lewisham, Kent, England

Anne

Smith

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Woolwich, Kent, England

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