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Household of William Fountain (born 1842, Hertfordshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Hartley Wintney, 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 Fountain and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Fountain, born in 1842 in Watford, Hertfordshire, consisted of 10 members. William was the head of the household, married to Ellen Fountain, born in 1839 in Reading, Berkshire, England. They had 5 children; Percy (born 1870 in Watford, Hertfordshire, England), Herbert (born 1871 in Watford, Hertfordshire, England), Amy (born 1872 in Watford, Hertfordshire, England), Bertha (born 1874 in Watford, Hertfordshire, England) and Laura (born 1876 in Watford, Hertfordshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Servant, George (born 1861 in Sittingbourne, Kent, England), William's Servant, Charles (born 1863 in Fawley, Hampshire, England) and William's Servant, Sarah (born 1866 in Hampshire, England).


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William Fountain's household

Male

William

Fountain

Head
Female

Ellen

Fountain

Wife
Male

Percy

Fountain

Son
Male

Herbert

Fountain

Son
Female

Amy

Fountain

Daughter
Female

Bertha

Fountain

Daughter
Female

Laura

Fountain

Daughter
Male

George

Taylor

Servant
Male

Charles

Corbin

Servant
Female

Sarah

George

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Fountain
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Watford, Hertfordshire, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Fountain

Head

Married

39

1842

Watford, Hertfordshire, England

Ellen

Fountain

Wife

Married

42

1839

Reading, Berkshire, England

Percy

Fountain

Son

Single

11

1870

Watford, Hertfordshire, England

Herbert

Fountain

Son

Single

10

1871

Watford, Hertfordshire, England

Amy

Fountain

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Watford, Hertfordshire, England

Bertha

Fountain

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Watford, Hertfordshire, England

Laura

Fountain

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Watford, Hertfordshire, England

George

Taylor

Servant

Single

20

1861

Sittingbourne, Kent, England

Charles

Corbin

Servant

Single

18

1863

Fawley, Hampshire, England

Sarah

George

Servant

Single

15

1866

Hampshire, England

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