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Household of William Betts (born 1846, Staffordshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Elham, 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 Betts and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Betts, born in 1846 in Stafford, Staffordshire, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Charlotte Betts, born in 1848 in Brighton, Sussex, England. They had 5 children; Fanny (born 1869 in Folkestone, Kent, England), William (born 1871 in Folkestone, Kent, England), Nellie (born 1874 in Folkestone, Kent, England), Louisa (born 1878 in Folkestone, Kent, England) and Arthur (born 1880 in Folkestone, Kent, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Lodger, John Wessel, born in 1854 in Germany.


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William Betts's household

Male

William

Betts

Head
Female

Charlotte

Betts

Wife
Female

Fanny

Betts

Daughter
Male

William

Betts

Son
Female

Nellie

Betts

Daughter
Female

Louisa

Betts

Daughter
Male

Arthur

Betts

Son
Male

John

Wessel

Lodger
First name(s) William
Last name Betts
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 35
Birth year 1846
Birth place Stafford, Staffordshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Betts

Head

Married

35

1846

Stafford, Staffordshire, England

Charlotte

Betts

Wife

Married

33

1848

Brighton, Sussex, England

Fanny

Betts

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Folkestone, Kent, England

William

Betts

Son

Single

10

1871

Folkestone, Kent, England

Nellie

Betts

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Folkestone, Kent, England

Louisa

Betts

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Folkestone, Kent, England

Arthur

Betts

Son

Single

1

1880

Folkestone, Kent, England

John

Wessel

Lodger

Single

27

1854

Germany

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