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Household of William Desson (born 1839, Aberdeenshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Portsea Island, Hampshire, 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 Desson and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Desson, born in 1839 in Aberdeenshire, consisted of 5 members. William was the head of the household, married to Mary Desson, born in 1851 in London, Middlesex, England. They had 2 children; Ellen (born 1880 in Portsea, Hampshire, England) and Baby (born 1881 in Portsea, Hampshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Nurse, ? Hussey, born in 1819 in Blandford, Dorset, England.


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William Desson's household

Male

William

Desson

Head
Female

Mary

Desson

Wife
Female

Ellen

Desson

Daughter
Female

Baby

Desson

Daughter
Female

?

Hussey

Nurse
First name(s) William
Last name Desson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Desson

Head

Married

42

1839

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Mary

Desson

Wife

Married

30

1851

London, Middlesex, England

Ellen

Desson

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Portsea, Hampshire, England

Baby

Desson

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Portsea, Hampshire, England

?

Hussey

Nurse

Married

62

1819

Blandford, Dorset, England

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