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Household of William Canvey (born 1839, Essex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in West Ham, London,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 Canvey and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Canvey, born in 1839 in Leytonstone, Essex, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Maria Canvey, born in 1838 in Stratford, Essex, England. They had 6 children; John W (born 1864 in Stratford, Essex, England), Mary F (born 1869 in Stratford, Essex, England), Alice (born 1871 in Stratford, Essex, England), Caroline (born 1873 in Stratford, Essex, England), Ada (born 1875 in Stratford, Essex, England) and Charles (born 1879 in Stratford, Essex, England).


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William Canvey's household

Male

William

Canvey

Head
Female

Maria

Canvey

Wife
Male

John W

Canvey

Son
Female

Mary F

Canvey

Daughter
Female

Alice

Canvey

Daughter
Female

Caroline

Canvey

Daughter
Female

Ada

Canvey

Daughter
Male

Charles

Canvey

Son
First name(s) William
Last name Canvey
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Leytonstone, Essex, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Canvey

Head

Married

42

1839

Leytonstone, Essex, England

Maria

Canvey

Wife

Married

43

1838

Stratford, Essex, England

John W

Canvey

Son

Single

17

1864

Stratford, Essex, England

Mary F

Canvey

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Stratford, Essex, England

Alice

Canvey

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Stratford, Essex, England

Caroline

Canvey

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Stratford, Essex, England

Ada

Canvey

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Stratford, Essex, England

Charles

Canvey

Son

Single

2

1879

Stratford, Essex, England

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