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Household of William A Raper (born 1845, Hampshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Battle, 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.

William A Raper and 11 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William A Raper, born in 1845 in Portsmouth, Hampshire, consisted of 12 members. William A was the head of the household, married to Mary Anna Raper, born in 1849 in Sussex, England. They had 6 children; William A (born 1873 in Battle, Sussex, England), Henry E (born 1874 in Battle, Sussex, England), Christine (born 1876 in Battle, Sussex, England), Robert G (born 1877 in Battle, Sussex, England), Dorothy M (born 1879 in Battle, Sussex, England) and Gladys M (born 1880 in Battle, Sussex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William A's Servant, Louisa (born 1854 in Wartling, Sussex, England), William A's Servant, Elizabeth (born 1856 in Battle, Sussex, England), William A's Servant, Emma (born 1863 in Battle, Sussex, England) and William A's Servant, Eliza A (born 1863 in Battle, Sussex, England).


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William A Raper's household

Male

William A

Raper

Head
Female

Mary Anna

Raper

Wife
Male

William A

Raper

Son
Male

Henry E

Raper

Son
Female

Christine

Raper

Daughter
Male

Robert G

Raper

Son
Female

Dorothy M

Raper

Daughter
Female

Gladys M

Raper

Daughter
Female

Louisa

Wait

Servant
Female

Elizabeth

Eldridge

Servant
Female

Emma

Gower

Servant
Female

Eliza A

Piper

Servant
First name(s) William A
Last name Raper
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 36
Birth year 1845
Birth place Portsmouth, Hampshire, England

Household members (12 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William A

Raper

Head

Married

36

1845

Portsmouth, Hampshire, England

Mary Anna

Raper

Wife

Married

32

1849

Sussex, England

William A

Raper

Son

Single

8

1873

Battle, Sussex, England

Henry E

Raper

Son

Single

7

1874

Battle, Sussex, England

Christine

Raper

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Battle, Sussex, England

Robert G

Raper

Son

Single

4

1877

Battle, Sussex, England

Dorothy M

Raper

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Battle, Sussex, England

Gladys M

Raper

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Battle, Sussex, England

Louisa

Wait

Servant

Single

27

1854

Wartling, Sussex, England

Elizabeth

Eldridge

Servant

Single

25

1856

Battle, Sussex, England

Emma

Gower

Servant

Single

18

1863

Battle, Sussex, England

Eliza A

Piper

Servant

Single

18

1863

Battle, Sussex, England

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