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Household of William Carter (born 1846, Wiltshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Thanet, Kent, 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 Carter and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Carter, born in 1846 in Wiltshire, consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, married to Eliza Jane Carter, born in 1849 in Margate, Kent, England. They had 3 children; William J (born 1872 in Margate, Kent, England), Frank E (born 1874 in Margate, Kent, England) and James L (born 1880 in Margate, Kent, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Servant, Rose E (born 1865 in Dover, Kent, England) and William's Visitor, Lilian G (born 1868 in Dover, Kent, England).


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William Carter's household

Male

William

Carter

Head
Female

Eliza Jane

Carter

Wife
Male

William J

Carter

Son
Male

Frank E

Carter

Son
Male

James L

Carter

Son
Female

Rose E

Jones

Servant
Female

Lilian G

Jones

Visitor
First name(s) William
Last name Carter
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 35
Birth year 1846
Birth place Wiltshire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Carter

Head

Married

35

1846

Wiltshire, England

Eliza Jane

Carter

Wife

Married

32

1849

Margate, Kent, England

William J

Carter

Son

Single

9

1872

Margate, Kent, England

Frank E

Carter

Son

Single

7

1874

Margate, Kent, England

James L

Carter

Son

Single

1

1880

Margate, Kent, England

Rose E

Jones

Servant

Single

16

1865

Dover, Kent, England

Lilian G

Jones

Visitor

Single

13

1868

Dover, Kent, England

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