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Household of William Butcher (born 1848, Essex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Chelmsford, Essex, 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Butcher, born in 1848 in Castle Hedingham, Essex, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Mary Butcher, born in 1850 in Boreham, Essex, England. They had 5 children; Alfred (born 1869 in Springfield, Essex, England), William (born 1872 in Springfield, Essex, England), Edith R (born 1875 in Springfield, Essex, England), Florence M (born 1878 in Hartford End, Essex, England) and Ernest E (born 1880 in Springfield, Essex, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's -, Henry C Skingsley, born in 1864 in Springfield, Essex, England.


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William Butcher's household

Male

William

Butcher

Head
Female

Mary

Butcher

Wife
Male

Alfred

Butcher

Son
Male

William

Butcher

Son
Female

Edith R

Butcher

Daughter
Female

Florence M

Butcher

Daughter
Male

Ernest E

Butcher

Son
Male

Henry C

Skingsley

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First name(s) William
Last name Butcher
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 33
Birth year 1848
Birth place Castle Hedingham, Essex, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Butcher

Head

Married

33

1848

Castle Hedingham, Essex, England

Mary

Butcher

Wife

Married

31

1850

Boreham, Essex, England

Alfred

Butcher

Son

Single

12

1869

Springfield, Essex, England

William

Butcher

Son

Single

9

1872

Springfield, Essex, England

Edith R

Butcher

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Springfield, Essex, England

Florence M

Butcher

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Hartford End, Essex, England

Ernest E

Butcher

Son

Single

1

1880

Springfield, Essex, England

Henry C

Skingsley

-

Single

17

1864

Springfield, Essex, England

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