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Household of William Fountain (born 1848, Bedfordshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wandsworth, London,Surrey, 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 Fountain and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Fountain, born in 1848 in Sharnbrook, Bedfordshire, consisted of 6 members. William was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Fountain, born in 1848 in Market Deeping, Lincolnshire, England. They had 3 children; Ellen (born 1872 in Surrey, England), Alice (born 1875 in Surrey, England) and Elizabeth (born 1878 in Streatham, Surrey, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Servant, Emily Arrow, born in 1863 in Surrey, England.


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William Fountain's household

Male

William

Fountain

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Fountain

Wife
Female

Ellen

Fountain

Daughter
Female

Alice

Fountain

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Fountain

Daughter
Female

Emily

Arrow

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Fountain
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 33
Birth year 1848
Birth place Sharnbrook, Bedfordshire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Fountain

Head

Married

33

1848

Sharnbrook, Bedfordshire, England

Elizabeth

Fountain

Wife

Married

33

1848

Market Deeping, Lincolnshire, England

Ellen

Fountain

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Surrey, England

Alice

Fountain

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Surrey, England

Elizabeth

Fountain

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Streatham, Surrey, England

Emily

Arrow

Servant

Single

18

1863

Surrey, England

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