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Household of William Esson (born 1839)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Headington, Oxfordshire, 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 Esson and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Esson, born in 1839 in , consisted of 9 members. William was the head of the household, married to Eliza Esson, born in 1843 in Scotland. They had 3 children; William (born 1874 in Oxford, Oxfordshire, England), James (born 1875 in Oxford, Oxfordshire, England) and Margaret (born 1878 in Oxford, Oxfordshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Servant, Annie (born 1850 in Witney, Oxfordshire, England), William's Servant, Emily (born 1864 in Shapwick, Somerset, England), William's Servant, Mary A (born 1846 in Chalford, Gloucestershire, England) and William's Visitor, Sarah (born 1814 in Gloucestershire, England).


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William Esson's household

Male

William

Esson

Head
Female

Eliza

Esson

Wife
Male

William

Esson

Son
Male

James

Esson

Son
Female

Margaret

Esson

Daughter
Female

Annie

Hicks

Servant
Female

Emily

Barnett

Servant
Female

Mary A

Brown

Servant
Female

Sarah

Brown

Visitor
First name(s) William
Last name Esson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Esson

Head

Married

42

1839

Scotland

Eliza

Esson

Wife

Married

38

1843

Scotland

William

Esson

Son

Single

7

1874

Oxford, Oxfordshire, England

James

Esson

Son

Single

6

1875

Oxford, Oxfordshire, England

Margaret

Esson

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Oxford, Oxfordshire, England

Annie

Hicks

Servant

Single

31

1850

Witney, Oxfordshire, England

Emily

Barnett

Servant

Single

17

1864

Shapwick, Somerset, England

Mary A

Brown

Servant

Single

35

1846

Chalford, Gloucestershire, England

Sarah

Brown

Visitor

Widow

67

1814

Gloucestershire, England

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