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Household of William Butcher (born 1840, Suffolk)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Portsea Island, Hampshire, 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 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Butcher, born in 1840 in Suffolk, consisted of 6 members. William was the head of the household, married to Alice Butcher, born in 1849 in Portsea, Hampshire, England. They had 2 children; Charlotte (born 1872 in Portsea, Hampshire, England) and Emily H (born 1880 in Portsea, Hampshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Mother In L, Maria (born 1815 in Woolwich, Kent, England) and William's Boarder, Susannah (born 1858 in London, Middlesex, England).


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William Butcher's household

Male

William

Butcher

Head
Female

Alice

Butcher

Wife
Female

Charlotte

Butcher

Daughter
Female

Emily H

Butcher

Daughter
Female

Maria

Smart

Mother In L
Female

Susannah

Thompson

Boarder
First name(s) William
Last name Butcher
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Suffolk, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Butcher

Head

Married

41

1840

Suffolk, England

Alice

Butcher

Wife

Married

32

1849

Portsea, Hampshire, England

Charlotte

Butcher

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Portsea, Hampshire, England

Emily H

Butcher

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Portsea, Hampshire, England

Maria

Smart

Mother In L

Widow

66

1815

Woolwich, Kent, England

Susannah

Thompson

Boarder

Single

23

1858

London, Middlesex, England

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