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Household of William A Soames (born 1851, Sussex)

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.

William A Soames and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William A Soames, born in 1851 in Brighton, Sussex, consisted of 9 members. William A was the head of the household, married to Caroline L Soames, born in 1853 in Manchester, Lancashire, England. They had 2 children; M Henry (born 1880 in Kensington, Middlesex, England) and Olive K (born 1881 in Kensington, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William A's Servant, Charlotte A (born 1852 in Maidenhead, Berkshire, England), William A's Servant, Amelia M (born 1853 in City of London, Middlesex, England), William A's Servant, Fanny G Paulina (born 1853 in France), William A's Servant, Julia (born 1852 in Gloucestershire, England) and William A's Servant, Amy Maud (born 1862 in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England).


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William A Soames's household

Male

William A

Soames

Head
Female

Caroline L

Soames

Wife
Male

M Henry

Soames

Son
Female

Olive K

Soames

Daughter
Female

Charlotte A

Keeley

Servant
Female

Amelia M

Jarvis

Servant
Female

Fanny G Paulina

Frantz

Servant
Female

Julia

Watkins

Servant
Female

Amy Maud

Davis

Servant
First name(s) William A
Last name Soames
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 30
Birth year 1851
Birth place Brighton, Sussex, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William A

Soames

Head

Married

30

1851

Brighton, Sussex, England

Caroline L

Soames

Wife

Married

28

1853

Manchester, Lancashire, England

M Henry

Soames

Son

Single

1

1880

Kensington, Middlesex, England

Olive K

Soames

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Kensington, Middlesex, England

Charlotte A

Keeley

Servant

Single

29

1852

Maidenhead, Berkshire, England

Amelia M

Jarvis

Servant

Single

28

1853

City of London, Middlesex, England

Fanny G Paulina

Frantz

Servant

Single

28

1853

France

Julia

Watkins

Servant

Single

29

1852

Gloucestershire, England

Amy Maud

Davis

Servant

Single

19

1862

Birmingham, Warwickshire, England

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