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Household of William Butcher (born 1845, Middlesex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Greenwich, London,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 Butcher and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Butcher, born in 1845 in Covent Garden, Middlesex, consisted of 9 members. William was the head of the household, married to Eliza Butcher, born in 1842 in Southwark, Surrey, England. They had 5 children; Eliza (born 1870 in Bermondsey, Surrey, England), Walter (born 1873 in Bermondsey, Surrey, England), Franie (born 1875 in Bermondsey, Surrey, England), Annie (born 1877 in Bermondsey, Surrey, England) and Emily (born 1881 in Sidcup, Kent, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Sister, Emily (born 1850 in Lambeth, Surrey, England) and William's Servant, Caroline (born 1863 in Brenchley, Kent, England).


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William Butcher's household

Male

William

Butcher

Head
Female

Eliza

Butcher

Wife
Female

Eliza

Butcher

Daughter
Male

Walter

Butcher

Son
Male

Franie

Butcher

Son
Female

Annie

Butcher

Daughter
Female

Emily

Butcher

Daughter
Female

Emily

Sutton

Sister
Female

Caroline

Ford

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Butcher
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 36
Birth year 1845
Birth place Covent Garden, Middlesex, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Butcher

Head

Married

36

1845

Covent Garden, Middlesex, England

Eliza

Butcher

Wife

Married

39

1842

Southwark, Surrey, England

Eliza

Butcher

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Bermondsey, Surrey, England

Walter

Butcher

Son

Single

8

1873

Bermondsey, Surrey, England

Franie

Butcher

Son

Single

6

1875

Bermondsey, Surrey, England

Annie

Butcher

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Bermondsey, Surrey, England

Emily

Butcher

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Sidcup, Kent, England

Emily

Sutton

Sister

Married

31

1850

Lambeth, Surrey, England

Caroline

Ford

Servant

Single

18

1863

Brenchley, Kent, England

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