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Household of William Escrect (born 1833, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in West Ham, London,Essex, 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 Escrect and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Escrect, born in 1833 in Yorkshire, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Mary Escrect, born in 1821 in Whicham, Cumberland, England. They had 3 children; William (born 1861 in Plaistow, Essex, England), John T (born 1862 in Plaistow, Essex, England) and Elizabeth (born 1865 in Stratford, Essex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Sister In Law, Ann (born 1813 in Whicham, Cumberland, England), William's Sister In Law, Agnes (born 1811 in Whicham, Cumberland, England) and William's Servant, Elizabeth (born 1859 in Norfolk, England).


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William Escrect's household

Male

William

Escrect

Head
Female

Mary

Escrect

Wife
Male

William

Escrect

Son
Male

John T

Escrect

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Escrect

Daughter
Female

Ann

Myers

Sister In Law
Female

Agnes

Bullock

Sister In Law
Female

Elizabeth

Chesney

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Escrect
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 48
Birth year 1833
Birth place Yorkshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Escrect

Head

Married

48

1833

Yorkshire, England

Mary

Escrect

Wife

Married

60

1821

Whicham, Cumberland, England

William

Escrect

Son

Single

20

1861

Plaistow, Essex, England

John T

Escrect

Son

Single

19

1862

Plaistow, Essex, England

Elizabeth

Escrect

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Stratford, Essex, England

Ann

Myers

Sister In Law

Single

68

1813

Whicham, Cumberland, England

Agnes

Bullock

Sister In Law

Widow

70

1811

Whicham, Cumberland, England

Elizabeth

Chesney

Servant

Single

22

1859

Norfolk, England

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