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Household of William Able (born 1841, Oxfordshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Poplar, 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 Able and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Able, born in 1841 in Oxford, Oxfordshire, consisted of 6 members. William was the head of the household, married to Mary A Able, born in 1835 in Bishops Stortford, Hertfordshire, England. They had 2 children; Ellen E (born 1870 in Canning Town, Middlesex, England) and William (born 1877 in Woolwich, Essex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Boarder, George J (born 1864 in Bromley, Middlesex, England) and William's Boarder, John (born 1838 in St George's, Middlesex, England).


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William Able's household

Male

William

Able

Head
Female

Mary A

Able

Wife
Female

Ellen E

Able

Daughter
Male

William

Able

Son
Male

George J

Wherm

Boarder
Male

John

Hudson

Boarder
First name(s) William
Last name Able
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Oxford, Oxfordshire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Able

Head

Married

40

1841

Oxford, Oxfordshire, England

Mary A

Able

Wife

Married

46

1835

Bishops Stortford, Hertfordshire, England

Ellen E

Able

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Canning Town, Middlesex, England

William

Able

Son

Single

4

1877

Woolwich, Essex, England

George J

Wherm

Boarder

Single

17

1864

Bromley, Middlesex, England

John

Hudson

Boarder

Widower

43

1838

St George's, Middlesex, England

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