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Household of William Alt (born 1841, Essex)

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 Alt and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Alt, born in 1841 in West Mersea, Essex, consisted of 9 members. William was the head of the household, married to Emily Pearless Alt, born in 1837 in Pembury, Kent, England. They had 6 children; Caroline Mary Pearless (born 1866 in Shoreditch, Middlesex, England), Susanna Hariott (born 1867 in Shoreditch, Middlesex, England), Emily Cristina (born 1869 in Shoreditch, Middlesex, England), Edith Rosa (born 1871 in Walthamstow, Essex, England), Thomas Erskine (born 1874 in Framfield, Sussex, England) and Lucy Margret (born 1879 in Eastbourne, Sussex, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Servant, Matilda Mead, born in 1861 in Shoreditch, Middlesex, England.


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William Alt's household

Male

William

Alt

Head
Female

Emily Pearless

Alt

Wife
Female

Caroline Mary Pearless

Alt

Daughter
Female

Susanna Hariott

Alt

Daughter
Female

Emily Cristina

Alt

Daughter
Female

Edith Rosa

Alt

Daughter
Male

Thomas Erskine

Alt

Son
Female

Lucy Margret

Alt

Daughter
Female

Matilda

Mead

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Alt
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place West Mersea, Essex, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Alt

Head

Married

40

1841

West Mersea, Essex, England

Emily Pearless

Alt

Wife

Married

44

1837

Pembury, Kent, England

Caroline Mary Pearless

Alt

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Shoreditch, Middlesex, England

Susanna Hariott

Alt

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Shoreditch, Middlesex, England

Emily Cristina

Alt

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Shoreditch, Middlesex, England

Edith Rosa

Alt

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Walthamstow, Essex, England

Thomas Erskine

Alt

Son

Single

7

1874

Framfield, Sussex, England

Lucy Margret

Alt

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Eastbourne, Sussex, England

Matilda

Mead

Servant

Single

20

1861

Shoreditch, Middlesex, England

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