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Household of William Covington (born 1844, Surrey)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Kensington, 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 Covington and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Covington, born in 1844 in Brixton, Surrey, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Hannah Covington, born in 1845 in Worcester, Worcestershire, England. They had 2 children; Ethel W (born 1870 in Brompton, Middlesex, England) and William H W (born 1872 in Brompton, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Servant, Ellen (born 1856 in Essex, England), William's Servant, Mary A (born 1857 in Titchfield, Hampshire, England), William's Servant, Eliza (born 1839 in Pontypool, Monmouthshire, Wales) and William's Servant, Elizabeth (born 1860 in Germany).


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William Covington's household

Male

William

Covington

Head
Female

Hannah

Covington

Wife
Female

Ethel W

Covington

Daughter
Male

William H W

Covington

Son
Female

Ellen

Chinery

Servant
Female

Mary A

Luff

Servant
Female

Eliza

Miles

Servant
Female

Elizabeth

Ackermann

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Covington
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place Brixton, Surrey, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Covington

Head

Married

37

1844

Brixton, Surrey, England

Hannah

Covington

Wife

Married

36

1845

Worcester, Worcestershire, England

Ethel W

Covington

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Brompton, Middlesex, England

William H W

Covington

Son

Single

9

1872

Brompton, Middlesex, England

Ellen

Chinery

Servant

Single

25

1856

Essex, England

Mary A

Luff

Servant

Single

24

1857

Titchfield, Hampshire, England

Eliza

Miles

Servant

Single

42

1839

Pontypool, Monmouthshire, Wales

Elizabeth

Ackermann

Servant

Single

21

1860

Germany

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