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Household of William A Harris (born 1840, Hampshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Portsea Island, Hampshire, 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.

William A Harris and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William A Harris, born in 1840 in Portsmouth, Hampshire, consisted of 9 members. William A was the head of the household, married to Frances M E Harris, born in 1845 in Portsmouth, Hampshire, England. They had 6 children; William T (born 1867 in Portsmouth, Hampshire, England), Gertrude (born 1869 in Portsmouth, Hampshire, England), Albert (born 1871 in Portsmouth, Hampshire, England), Frank (born 1873 in Portsmouth, Hampshire, England), Ernest (born 1876 in Portsmouth, Hampshire, England) and Harry (born 1878 in Portsmouth, Hampshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William A's Boarder, Harriet G Gill, born in 1841 in Saltash, Cornwall, England.


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William A Harris's household

Male

William A

Harris

Head
Female

Frances M E

Harris

Wife
Male

William T

Harris

Son
Female

Gertrude

Harris

Daughter
Male

Albert

Harris

Son
Male

Frank

Harris

Son
Male

Ernest

Harris

Son
Male

Harry

Harris

Son
Female

Harriet G

Gill

Boarder
First name(s) William A
Last name Harris
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Portsmouth, Hampshire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William A

Harris

Head

Married

41

1840

Portsmouth, Hampshire, England

Frances M E

Harris

Wife

Married

36

1845

Portsmouth, Hampshire, England

William T

Harris

Son

Single

14

1867

Portsmouth, Hampshire, England

Gertrude

Harris

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Portsmouth, Hampshire, England

Albert

Harris

Son

Single

10

1871

Portsmouth, Hampshire, England

Frank

Harris

Son

Single

8

1873

Portsmouth, Hampshire, England

Ernest

Harris

Son

Single

5

1876

Portsmouth, Hampshire, England

Harry

Harris

Son

Single

3

1878

Portsmouth, Hampshire, England

Harriet G

Gill

Boarder

Widow

40

1841

Saltash, Cornwall, England

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