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Household of Richard W Cheney (born 1834, Middlesex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Mile End Old Town, 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.

Richard W Cheney and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Richard W Cheney, born in 1834 in City of London, Middlesex, consisted of 8 members. Richard W was the head of the household, married to Emma E Cheney, born in 1847 in Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England. They had 5 children; William C (born 1862 in Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England), Alice C (born 1866 in Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England), Albert J (born 1874 in Mile End, Middlesex, England), Florence S (born 1877 in Mile End, Middlesex, England) and Emily E (born 1881 in Mile End, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Richard W's Boarder, William Gray, born in 1859 in Bow, Middlesex, England.


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Richard W Cheney's household

Male

Richard W

Cheney

Head
Female

Emma E

Cheney

Wife
Male

William C

Cheney

Son
Female

Alice C

Cheney

Daughter
Male

Albert J

Cheney

Son
Female

Florence S

Cheney

Daughter
Female

Emily E

Cheney

Daughter
Male

William

Gray

Boarder
First name(s) Richard W
Last name Cheney
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 47
Birth year 1834
Birth place City of London, Middlesex, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Richard W

Cheney

Head

Married

47

1834

City of London, Middlesex, England

Emma E

Cheney

Wife

Married

34

1847

Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England

William C

Cheney

Son

Single

19

1862

Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England

Alice C

Cheney

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England

Albert J

Cheney

Son

Single

7

1874

Mile End, Middlesex, England

Florence S

Cheney

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Mile End, Middlesex, England

Emily E

Cheney

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Mile End, Middlesex, England

William

Gray

Boarder

Single

22

1859

Bow, Middlesex, England

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