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Household of Samuel Akehurst (born 1848, Sussex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Brighton, Sussex, 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.

Samuel Akehurst and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Samuel Akehurst, born in 1848 in Brighton, Sussex, consisted of 8 members. Samuel was the head of the household, married to Philadelphia Akehurst, born in 1839 in Reigate, Surrey, England. They had 5 children; Edward J (born 1868 in Newhaven, Sussex, England), Fanny (born 1870 in Newhaven, Sussex, England), Alice A (born 1874 in Brighton, Sussex, England), Caroline (born 1875 in Brighton, Sussex, England) and Frederick J (born 1879 in Brighton, Sussex, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Samuel's Lodger, Albert W Holloway, born in 1846 in Reigate, Surrey, England.


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Samuel Akehurst's household

Male

Samuel

Akehurst

Head
Female

Philadelphia

Akehurst

Wife
Male

Edward J

Akehurst

Son
Female

Fanny

Akehurst

Daughter
Female

Alice A

Akehurst

Daughter
Female

Caroline

Akehurst

Daughter
Male

Frederick J

Akehurst

Son
Male

Albert

W Holloway

Lodger
First name(s) Samuel
Last name Akehurst
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 33
Birth year 1848
Birth place Brighton, Sussex, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Samuel

Akehurst

Head

Married

33

1848

Brighton, Sussex, England

Philadelphia

Akehurst

Wife

Married

42

1839

Reigate, Surrey, England

Edward J

Akehurst

Son

Single

13

1868

Newhaven, Sussex, England

Fanny

Akehurst

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Newhaven, Sussex, England

Alice A

Akehurst

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Brighton, Sussex, England

Caroline

Akehurst

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Brighton, Sussex, England

Frederick J

Akehurst

Son

Single

2

1879

Brighton, Sussex, England

Albert

W Holloway

Lodger

Single

35

1846

Reigate, Surrey, England

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