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Household of William Button (born 1796, Sussex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Pancras, London,Middlesex, 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 Button and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Button, born in 1796 in Lewes, Sussex, consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, married to Anne Button, born in 1801 in Hampton Wick, Middlesex, England. They had 1 child; Eliza Anne, born 1834 in Lewes, Sussex, England. They had 1 grandchild; Arthur, born 1855 in Clevedon, Somerset, England.
During the period, also present in the household were William's Visitor, Sarah (born 1806 in Hampton Wick, Middlesex, England), William's Servant, Minnie Harrison (born 1857 in Spalding, Lincolnshire, England) and William's Servant, Julia Elizabeth (born 1864 in Islington, Middlesex, England).


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William Button's household

Male

William

Button

Head
Female

Anne

Button

Wife
Female

Eliza Anne

Button

Daughter
Female

Sarah

Roper

Visitor
Male

Arthur

Button

Grand Son
Female

Minnie Harrison

Norton

Servant
Female

Julia Elizabeth

Taylor

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Button
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 85
Birth year 1796
Birth place Lewes, Sussex, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Button

Head

Married

85

1796

Lewes, Sussex, England

Anne

Button

Wife

Married

80

1801

Hampton Wick, Middlesex, England

Eliza Anne

Button

Daughter

Single

47

1834

Lewes, Sussex, England

Sarah

Roper

Visitor

Widow

75

1806

Hampton Wick, Middlesex, England

Arthur

Button

Grand Son

Single

26

1855

Clevedon, Somerset, England

Minnie Harrison

Norton

Servant

Single

24

1857

Spalding, Lincolnshire, England

Julia Elizabeth

Taylor

Servant

Single

17

1864

Islington, Middlesex, England

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