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Household of Walter Capes (born 1828, Middlesex)

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.

Walter Capes and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Walter Capes, born in 1828 in St Pancras, Middlesex, consisted of 10 members. Walter was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Capes, born in 1832 in Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England. They had 6 children; Walter (born 1863 in West Ham, Essex, England), George (born 1865 in West Ham, Essex, England), Matilda (born 1867 in West Ham, Essex, England), Clara (born 1873 in West Ham, Essex, England), Anne (born 1875 in West Ham, Essex, England) and Thomas (born 1877 in West Ham, Essex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Walter's Stepson, James (born 1856 in West Ham, Essex, England) and Walter's Visitor, Thomas (born 1880 in -).


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Walter Capes's household

Male

Walter

Capes

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Capes

Wife
Male

Walter

Capes

Son
Male

George

Capes

Son
Female

Matilda

Capes

Daughter
Female

Clara

Capes

Daughter
Female

Anne

Capes

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Capes

Son
Male

James

Tomsett

Stepson
Male

Thomas

Neil

Visitor
First name(s) Walter
Last name Capes
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 53
Birth year 1828
Birth place St Pancras, Middlesex, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Walter

Capes

Head

Married

53

1828

St Pancras, Middlesex, England

Elizabeth

Capes

Wife

Married

49

1832

Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England

Walter

Capes

Son

Single

18

1863

West Ham, Essex, England

George

Capes

Son

Single

16

1865

West Ham, Essex, England

Matilda

Capes

Daughter

Single

14

1867

West Ham, Essex, England

Clara

Capes

Daughter

Single

8

1873

West Ham, Essex, England

Anne

Capes

Daughter

Single

6

1875

West Ham, Essex, England

Thomas

Capes

Son

Single

4

1877

West Ham, Essex, England

James

Tomsett

Stepson

Single

25

1856

West Ham, Essex, England

Thomas

Neil

Visitor

Single

1

1880

-

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