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Household of William Beason (born 1850, Shropshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Saviour Southwark, London,Surrey, 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 Beason and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Beason, born in 1850 in Shropshire, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Martha Beason, born in 1849 in Walworth, Surrey, England. They had 1 child; James, born 1868 in Soho, Middlesex, England. They had 2 grandchildren; Annie (born 1863 in City of London, Middlesex, England) and Ellen (born 1875 in Camberwell, Surrey, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Lodger Head, Catherine (born 1815 in Limerick, Limerick, Ireland), William's Lodger, E H (born 1857 in Camberwell, Surrey, England) and William's Lodger, Charles (born 1852 in Walworth, Surrey, England).


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William Beason's household

Male

William

Beason

Head
Female

Martha

Beason

Wife
Male

James

Beason

Son
Female

Catherine

Dillon

Lodger Head
Female

Annie

Dillon

Grand Daughter
Female

Ellen

Dillon

Grand Daughter
Male

E H

Heydinger

Lodger
Male

Charles

Woodham

Lodger
First name(s) William
Last name Beason
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 31
Birth year 1850
Birth place Shropshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Beason

Head

Married

31

1850

Shropshire, England

Martha

Beason

Wife

Married

32

1849

Walworth, Surrey, England

James

Beason

Son

Single

13

1868

Soho, Middlesex, England

Catherine

Dillon

Lodger Head

Widow

66

1815

Limerick, Limerick, Ireland

Annie

Dillon

Grand Daughter

Single

18

1863

City of London, Middlesex, England

Ellen

Dillon

Grand Daughter

Single

6

1875

Camberwell, Surrey, England

E H

Heydinger

Lodger

Single

24

1857

Camberwell, Surrey, England

Charles

Woodham

Lodger

Widower

29

1852

Walworth, Surrey, England

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