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Household of Walter Kent (born 1853, Cheshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Congleton, Staffordshire, 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 Kent and 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Walter Kent, born in 1853 in Congleton, Cheshire, consisted of 11 members. Walter was the head of the household, married to Alice Kent, born in 1853 in Lynn, Norfolk, England. They had 2 children; Claude D (born 1878 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England) and Madeline P (born 1880 in Biddulph, Staffordshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Walter's Step Son, Wilfred E (born 1875 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England), Walter's Mother In Law, Emma (born 1828 in Wisbech, Cambridgeshire, England), Walter's Visitor, Florence (born 1856 in Lynn, Staffordshire, England), Walter's Brother, William (born 1855 in Congleton, Cheshire, England), Walter's Servant, Ellen (born 1865 in Cobridge, Staffordshire, England), Walter's Servant, Mary (born 1866 in Wolstanton, Staffordshire, England) and Walter's Servant, George (born 1867 in Biddulph, Staffordshire, England).


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Walter Kent's household

Male

Walter

Kent

Head
Female

Alice

Kent

Wife
Male

Wilfred E

Chambers

Step Son
Male

Claude D

Kent

Son
Female

Madeline P

Kent

Daughter
Female

Emma

Pearson

Mother In Law
Female

Florence

Howe

Visitor
Male

William

Kent

Brother
Female

Ellen

Harvey

Servant
Female

Mary

Wincle

Servant
Male

George

Meakin

Servant
First name(s) Walter
Last name Kent
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 28
Birth year 1853
Birth place Congleton, Cheshire, England

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Walter

Kent

Head

Married

28

1853

Congleton, Cheshire, England

Alice

Kent

Wife

Married

28

1853

Lynn, Norfolk, England

Wilfred E

Chambers

Step Son

Single

6

1875

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Claude D

Kent

Son

Single

3

1878

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Madeline P

Kent

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Biddulph, Staffordshire, England

Emma

Pearson

Mother In Law

Widow

53

1828

Wisbech, Cambridgeshire, England

Florence

Howe

Visitor

Married

25

1856

Lynn, Staffordshire, England

William

Kent

Brother

Married

26

1855

Congleton, Cheshire, England

Ellen

Harvey

Servant

Single

16

1865

Cobridge, Staffordshire, England

Mary

Wincle

Servant

Single

15

1866

Wolstanton, Staffordshire, England

George

Meakin

Servant

Single

14

1867

Biddulph, Staffordshire, England

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