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Household of Walter Skeffs (born 1834, Hertfordshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Kensington, London,Middlesex, 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 Skeffs and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Walter Skeffs, born in 1834 in Hertford, Hertfordshire, consisted of 6 members. Walter was the head of the household, married to Annie Skeffs, born in 1836 in Devon, England. They had 3 children; Arthur (born 1869 in Dulwich, Surrey, England), Annie (born 1871 in Dulwich, Surrey, England) and Benjamin (born 1873 in London, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Walter's Lodger, James Day, born in 1851 in Hatfield Heath, Essex, England.


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Walter Skeffs's household

Male

Walter

Skeffs

Head
Female

Annie

Skeffs

Wife
Male

Arthur

Skeffs

Son
Female

Annie

Skeffs

Daughter
Male

Benjamin

Skeffs

Son
Male

James

Day

Lodger
First name(s) Walter
Last name Skeffs
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 47
Birth year 1834
Birth place Hertford, Hertfordshire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Walter

Skeffs

Head

Married

47

1834

Hertford, Hertfordshire, England

Annie

Skeffs

Wife

Married

45

1836

Devon, England

Arthur

Skeffs

Son

Single

12

1869

Dulwich, Surrey, England

Annie

Skeffs

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Dulwich, Surrey, England

Benjamin

Skeffs

Son

Single

8

1873

London, Middlesex, England

James

Day

Lodger

Single

30

1851

Hatfield Heath, Essex, England

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