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Household of William Bridges (born 1834, Essex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Solihull, Worcestershire, 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 Bridges and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Bridges, born in 1834 in Epping, Essex, consisted of 9 members. William was the head of the household, married to Hannah Bridges, born in 1832 in Dudley, Staffordshire, England. They had 3 children; William (born 1863 in New Mill, Derbyshire, England), Richard (born 1867 in Edgware, Middlesex, England) and Ellen (born 1869 in Chatham, Kent, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Lodger, John (born 1853 in Wales), William's Lodger, Richard (born 1843 in Middlesbrough, Yorkshire, England), William's Lodger, George (born 1838 in Portsmouth, Hampshire, England) and William's Lodger, Samuel (born 1816 in Hull, Yorkshire, England).


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William Bridges's household

Male

William

Bridges

Head
Female

Hannah

Bridges

Wife
Male

William

Bridges

Son
Male

Richard

Bridges

Son
Female

Ellen

Bridges

Daughter
Male

John

Jones

Lodger
Male

Richard

Taylor

Lodger
Male

George

Drapers

Lodger
Male

Samuel

Shaw

Lodger
First name(s) William
Last name Bridges
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 47
Birth year 1834
Birth place Epping, Essex, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Bridges

Head

Married

47

1834

Epping, Essex, England

Hannah

Bridges

Wife

Married

49

1832

Dudley, Staffordshire, England

William

Bridges

Son

Single

18

1863

New Mill, Derbyshire, England

Richard

Bridges

Son

Single

14

1867

Edgware, Middlesex, England

Ellen

Bridges

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Chatham, Kent, England

John

Jones

Lodger

Single

28

1853

Wales

Richard

Taylor

Lodger

Single

38

1843

Middlesbrough, Yorkshire, England

George

Drapers

Lodger

Single

43

1838

Portsmouth, Hampshire, England

Samuel

Shaw

Lodger

Widower

65

1816

Hull, Yorkshire, England

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