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Household of William Fortune (born 1831, Berwickshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Lewisham, London,Kent, 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 Fortune and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Fortune, born in 1831 in Edrom, Berwickshire, consisted of 5 members. William was the head of the household, married to Sarah M Fortune, born in 1833 in Lewisham, Kent, England. They had 2 children; Sarah A L (born 1867 in Lee, Kent, England) and William (born 1873 in London, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Boarder, John Symes, born in 1865 in London, Middlesex, England.


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William Fortune's household

Male

William

Fortune

Head
Female

Sarah M

Fortune

Wife
Female

Sarah A L

Fortune

Daughter
Male

William

Fortune

Son
Male

John

Symes

Boarder
First name(s) William
Last name Fortune
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 50
Birth year 1831
Birth place Edrom, Berwickshire, Scotland

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Fortune

Head

Married

50

1831

Edrom, Berwickshire, Scotland

Sarah M

Fortune

Wife

Married

48

1833

Lewisham, Kent, England

Sarah A L

Fortune

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Lee, Kent, England

William

Fortune

Son

Single

8

1873

London, Middlesex, England

John

Symes

Boarder

Single

16

1865

London, Middlesex, England

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