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Household of William Carpenter (born 1844, Sussex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Steyning, Sussex, 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 Carpenter and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Carpenter, born in 1844 in Sussex, consisted of 9 members. William was the head of the household, married to Mary Ann Carpenter, born in 1847 in Shoreham, Sussex, England. They had 4 children; William Harry (born 1868 in Kingston, Sussex, England), Sarah Jane (born 1870 in Kingston, Sussex, England), Frank John (born 1873 in Kingston, Sussex, England) and Charles (born 1881 in Kingston, Sussex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Mother, Emma (born 1812 in Shoreham, Sussex, England) and William's Lodger, William (born 1860 in Littlehampton, Sussex, England).


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William Carpenter's household

Male

William

Carpenter

Head
Female

Mary Ann

Carpenter

Wife
Male

William Harry

Carpenter

Son
Female

Sarah Jane

Carpenter

Daughter
Male

Frank John

Carpenter

Son
Female

Emma

Parsons

Mother
Male

William

Suter

Lodger
Female

Harriet

Suter

Wife
Male

Charles

Suter

Son
First name(s) William
Last name Carpenter
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place Sussex, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Carpenter

Head

Married

37

1844

Sussex, England

Mary Ann

Carpenter

Wife

Married

34

1847

Shoreham, Sussex, England

William Harry

Carpenter

Son

Single

13

1868

Kingston, Sussex, England

Sarah Jane

Carpenter

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Kingston, Sussex, England

Frank John

Carpenter

Son

Single

8

1873

Kingston, Sussex, England

Emma

Parsons

Mother

Widow

69

1812

Shoreham, Sussex, England

William

Suter

Lodger

Married

21

1860

Littlehampton, Sussex, England

Harriet

Suter

Wife

Married

22

1859

Robertsbridge, Sussex, England

Charles

Suter

Son

Single

0

1881

Kingston, Sussex, England

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