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Household of William Day (born 1844, Kent)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in East Grinstead, 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 Day and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Day, born in 1844 in Headcorn, Kent, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Mary Ann Day, born in 1845 in Smarden, Kent, England. They had 4 children; Charles Ewd (born 1866 in Headcorn, Kent, England), Helen Jane (born 1869 in New Romney, Kent, England), William John (born 1874 in New Romney, Kent, England) and Rosalind (born 1880 in Bishopsbourne, Kent, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Lodger, Donald (born 1846 in Scotland) and William's Lodger, Robert (born 1856 in City of London, Middlesex, England).


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William Day's household

Male

William

Day

Head
Female

Mary Ann

Day

Wife
Male

Charles Ewd

Day

Son
Female

Helen Jane

Day

Daughter
Male

William John

Day

Son
Female

Rosalind

Day

Daughter
Male

Donald

Wilson

Lodger
Male

Robert

Martin

Lodger
First name(s) William
Last name Day
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place Headcorn, Kent, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Day

Head

Married

37

1844

Headcorn, Kent, England

Mary Ann

Day

Wife

Married

36

1845

Smarden, Kent, England

Charles Ewd

Day

Son

Single

15

1866

Headcorn, Kent, England

Helen Jane

Day

Daughter

Single

12

1869

New Romney, Kent, England

William John

Day

Son

Single

7

1874

New Romney, Kent, England

Rosalind

Day

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Bishopsbourne, Kent, England

Donald

Wilson

Lodger

Single

35

1846

Scotland

Robert

Martin

Lodger

Single

25

1856

City of London, Middlesex, England

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