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Household of Walter Wesson (born 1846, Essex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Hackney, 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 Wesson and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Walter Wesson, born in 1846 in Saffron Walden, Essex, consisted of 8 members. Walter was the head of the household, married to Alice Wesson, born in 1849 in Walworth, Surrey, England. They had 4 children; Ernest W (born 1874 in Hackney, Middlesex, England), Herbert (born 1877 in Hackney, Middlesex, England), Winifred M (born 1879 in Hackney, Middlesex, England) and Philip J (born 1880 in Hackney, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Walter's Servant, Annie (born 1847 in Hackney, Middlesex, England) and Walter's Servant, Alice B (born 1866 in Bow, Middlesex, England).


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Walter Wesson's household

Male

Walter

Wesson

Head
Female

Alice

Wesson

Wife
Male

Ernest W

Wesson

Son
Male

Herbert

Wesson

Son
Female

Winifred M

Wesson

Daughter
Male

Philip J

Wesson

Son
Female

Annie

Colcock

Servant
Female

Alice B

Cochrane

Servant
First name(s) Walter
Last name Wesson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 35
Birth year 1846
Birth place Saffron Walden, Essex, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Walter

Wesson

Head

Married

35

1846

Saffron Walden, Essex, England

Alice

Wesson

Wife

Married

32

1849

Walworth, Surrey, England

Ernest W

Wesson

Son

Single

7

1874

Hackney, Middlesex, England

Herbert

Wesson

Son

Single

4

1877

Hackney, Middlesex, England

Winifred M

Wesson

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Hackney, Middlesex, England

Philip J

Wesson

Son

Single

1

1880

Hackney, Middlesex, England

Annie

Colcock

Servant

Single

34

1847

Hackney, Middlesex, England

Alice B

Cochrane

Servant

Single

15

1866

Bow, Middlesex, England

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