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Household of Walter Speed (born 1826, Surrey)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Brighton, Sussex, 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 Speed and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Walter Speed, born in 1826 in Mitcham, Surrey, consisted of 10 members. Walter was the head of the household, married to Mary A Speed, born in 1829 in Brighton, Sussex, England. They had 4 children; Walter (born 1861 in Southampton, Hampshire, England), Laura (born 1851 in Brighton, Sussex, England), Edith (born 1874 in Brighton, Sussex, England) and Beatrice (born 1876 in Brighton, Sussex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Walter's Boarder, Theresa (born 1857 in London, Middlesex, England), Walter's Boarder, Julie (born 1854 in Hammersmith, Middlesex, England), Walter's Boarder, Henry (born 1861 in Brighton, Sussex, England) and Walter's Boarder, Caroline (born 1861 in Brighton, Sussex, England).


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Walter Speed's household

Male

Walter

Speed

Head
Female

Mary A

Speed

Wife
Male

Walter

Speed

Son
Female

Laura

Speed

Daughter
Female

Edith

Speed

Daughter
Female

Beatrice

Speed

Daughter
Female

Theresa

Lewis

Boarder
Female

Julie

Ashby

Boarder
Male

Henry

Harman

Boarder
Female

Caroline

Miller

Boarder
First name(s) Walter
Last name Speed
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 55
Birth year 1826
Birth place Mitcham, Surrey, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Walter

Speed

Head

Married

55

1826

Mitcham, Surrey, England

Mary A

Speed

Wife

Married

52

1829

Brighton, Sussex, England

Walter

Speed

Son

Single

20

1861

Southampton, Hampshire, England

Laura

Speed

Daughter

Single

30

1851

Brighton, Sussex, England

Edith

Speed

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Brighton, Sussex, England

Beatrice

Speed

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Brighton, Sussex, England

Theresa

Lewis

Boarder

Single

24

1857

London, Middlesex, England

Julie

Ashby

Boarder

Single

27

1854

Hammersmith, Middlesex, England

Henry

Harman

Boarder

Single

20

1861

Brighton, Sussex, England

Caroline

Miller

Boarder

Single

20

1861

Brighton, Sussex, England

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