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Household of Walter Canterbury (born 1847, Dorset)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bridport, Dorset, 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.

Walter Canterbury and 3 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Walter Canterbury, born in 1847 in Bridport, Dorset, consisted of 4 members. Walter was the head of the household, married to Emma Canterbury, born in 1848 in Shipton, Dorset, England. They had 2 children; Alfred (born 1869 in Bridport, Dorset, England) and John (born 1878 in Bridport, Dorset, England).


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Walter Canterbury's household

Male

Walter

Canterbury

Head
Female

Emma

Canterbury

Wife
Male

Alfred

Canterbury

Son
Male

John

Canterbury

Son
First name(s) Walter
Last name Canterbury
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Bridport, Dorset, England

Household members (4 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Walter

Canterbury

Head

Married

34

1847

Bridport, Dorset, England

Emma

Canterbury

Wife

Married

33

1848

Shipton, Dorset, England

Alfred

Canterbury

Son

Single

12

1869

Bridport, Dorset, England

John

Canterbury

Son

Single

3

1878

Bridport, Dorset, England

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