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Household of Walter J Beerling (born 1855, Kent)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Thanet, Kent, 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 J Beerling and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Walter J Beerling, born in 1855 in Margate, Kent, consisted of 7 members. Walter J was the head of the household, married to Ellen Beerling, born in 1850 in Boughton under Blean, Kent, England. They had 3 children; Sidney (born 1876 in Margate, Kent, England), Percy (born 1878 in Margate, Kent, England) and Edith (born 1881 in Margate, Kent, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Walter J's Servant, Esther (born 1869 in Faversham, Kent, England) and Walter J's Lodger, William (born 1854 in Ash, Kent, England).


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Walter J Beerling's household

Male

Walter J

Beerling

Head
Female

Ellen

Beerling

Wife
Male

Sidney

Beerling

Son
Male

Percy

Beerling

Son
Female

Edith

Beerling

Daughter
Female

Esther

Brunger

Servant
Male

William

Cart

Lodger
First name(s) Walter J
Last name Beerling
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 26
Birth year 1855
Birth place Margate, Kent, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Walter J

Beerling

Head

Married

26

1855

Margate, Kent, England

Ellen

Beerling

Wife

Married

31

1850

Boughton under Blean, Kent, England

Sidney

Beerling

Son

Single

5

1876

Margate, Kent, England

Percy

Beerling

Son

Single

3

1878

Margate, Kent, England

Edith

Beerling

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Margate, Kent, England

Esther

Brunger

Servant

Single

12

1869

Faversham, Kent, England

William

Cart

Lodger

-

27

1854

Ash, Kent, England

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