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Household of Samuel Tilley (born 1812, Staffordshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in West Ham, London,Essex, 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 Tilley and 12 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Samuel Tilley, born in 1812 in Wednesbury, Staffordshire, consisted of 13 members. Samuel was the head of the household, married to Catherine Tilley, born in 1811 in Cornwall, England.
During the period, also present in the household were Samuel's Nephew, Edward (born 1870 in Lambeth, Surrey, England), Samuel's Lodger, Gavin (born 1829 in Deptford, Kent, England), Samuel's Ls Wife, Sarah (born 1839 in Plymouth, Devon, England), Samuel's Lodger, James (born 1819 in Mayfield, Sussex, England), Samuel's Ls Wife, Mary (born 1821 in Mayfield, Sussex, England), Samuel's Ls Son, Robert (born 1867 in Plaistow, Essex, England), Samuel's Boarder, Harry (born 1848 in Suffolk, England), Samuel's Bs Wife, Eliza (born 1854 in Poplar, Middlesex, England), Samuel's Ls Son, William H (born 1880 in Hertford, Hertfordshire, England), Samuel's Boarder, Sarah (born 1854 in Hertfordshire, England) and Samuel's Ls Son, William (born 1879 in Plaistow, Essex, England).


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Samuel Tilley's household

Male

Samuel

Tilley

Head
Female

Catherine

Tilley

Wife
Male

Edward

Tilley

Nephew
Male

Gavin

Whiffen

Lodger
Female

Sarah

Whiffen

Ls Wife
Male

James

Gaston

Lodger
Female

Mary

Gaston

Ls Wife
Male

Robert

Gaston

Ls Son
Male

Harry

Plant

Boarder
Female

Eliza

Plant

Bs Wife
Male

William H

Plant

Ls Son
Female

Sarah

Oldgate

Boarder
Male

William

Oldgate

Ls Son
First name(s) Samuel
Last name Tilley
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 69
Birth year 1812
Birth place Wednesbury, Staffordshire, England

Household members (13 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Samuel

Tilley

Head

Married

69

1812

Wednesbury, Staffordshire, England

Catherine

Tilley

Wife

Married

70

1811

Cornwall, England

Edward

Tilley

Nephew

Single

11

1870

Lambeth, Surrey, England

Gavin

Whiffen

Lodger

Married

52

1829

Deptford, Kent, England

Sarah

Whiffen

Ls Wife

Married

42

1839

Plymouth, Devon, England

James

Gaston

Lodger

Married

62

1819

Mayfield, Sussex, England

Mary

Gaston

Ls Wife

Married

60

1821

Mayfield, Sussex, England

Robert

Gaston

Ls Son

Single

14

1867

Plaistow, Essex, England

Harry

Plant

Boarder

Married

33

1848

Suffolk, England

Eliza

Plant

Bs Wife

Married

27

1854

Poplar, Middlesex, England

William H

Plant

Ls Son

Single

1

1880

Hertford, Hertfordshire, England

Sarah

Oldgate

Boarder

Widow

27

1854

Hertfordshire, England

William

Oldgate

Ls Son

Single

2

1879

Plaistow, Essex, England

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