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Household of William Griffiths (born 1831, Kent)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Sheppey, 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 Griffiths and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Griffiths, born in 1831 in Canterbury, Kent, consisted of 9 members. William was the head of the household, married to May Griffiths, born in 1835 in Southminster, Essex, England. They had 5 children; Maud (born 1866 in Sheerness, Kent, England), Matilda (born 1870 in Sheerness, Kent, England), Hannah (born 1871 in Sheerness, Kent, England), Edward (born 1873 in Sheerness, Kent, England) and James (born 1875 in Sheerness, Kent, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Boarder, Elizabeth (born 1858 in Sheerness, Kent, England) and William's Boarder, William (born 1881 in Sheerness, Kent, England).


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William Griffiths's household

Male

William

Griffiths

Head
Female

May

Griffiths

Wife
Female

Maud

Griffiths

Daughter
Female

Matilda

Griffiths

Daughter
Female

Hannah

Griffiths

Daughter
Male

Edward

Griffiths

Son
Male

James

Griffiths

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Ramsden

Boarder
Male

William

Ramsden

Boarder
First name(s) William
Last name Griffiths
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 50
Birth year 1831
Birth place Canterbury, Kent, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Griffiths

Head

Married

50

1831

Canterbury, Kent, England

May

Griffiths

Wife

Married

46

1835

Southminster, Essex, England

Maud

Griffiths

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Sheerness, Kent, England

Matilda

Griffiths

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Sheerness, Kent, England

Hannah

Griffiths

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Sheerness, Kent, England

Edward

Griffiths

Son

Single

8

1873

Sheerness, Kent, England

James

Griffiths

Son

Single

6

1875

Sheerness, Kent, England

Elizabeth

Ramsden

Boarder

Married

23

1858

Sheerness, Kent, England

William

Ramsden

Boarder

Single

0

1881

Sheerness, Kent, England

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