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Household of William Beard (born 1846, Kent)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Medway, Kent, 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 Beard and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Beard, born in 1846 in Gillingham, Kent, consisted of 9 members. William was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Ann Beard, born in 1849 in Weymouth, Dorset, England. They had 6 children; Alice Elizth (born 1871 in Rochester, Kent, England), Beatrice (born 1873 in Chatham, Kent, England), Ada Martha (born 1875 in Chatham, Kent, England), Thomas Wm (born 1877 in Chatham, Kent, England), Laura (born 1879 in Chatham, Kent, England) and William H (born 1881 in Chatham, Kent, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Mother In Law, Charity Hounsell, born in 1819 in Taunton, Somerset, England.


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William Beard's household

Male

William

Beard

Head
Female

Elizabeth Ann

Beard

Wife
Female

Alice Elizth

Beard

Daughter
Female

Beatrice

Beard

Daughter
Female

Ada Martha

Beard

Daughter
Male

Thomas Wm

Beard

Son
Female

Laura

Beard

Daughter
Male

William H

Beard

Son
Female

Charity

Hounsell

Mother In Law
First name(s) William
Last name Beard
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 35
Birth year 1846
Birth place Gillingham, Kent, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Beard

Head

Married

35

1846

Gillingham, Kent, England

Elizabeth Ann

Beard

Wife

Married

32

1849

Weymouth, Dorset, England

Alice Elizth

Beard

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Rochester, Kent, England

Beatrice

Beard

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Chatham, Kent, England

Ada Martha

Beard

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Chatham, Kent, England

Thomas Wm

Beard

Son

Single

4

1877

Chatham, Kent, England

Laura

Beard

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Chatham, Kent, England

William H

Beard

Son

Single

0

1881

Chatham, Kent, England

Charity

Hounsell

Mother In Law

Widow

62

1819

Taunton, Somerset, England

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