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Household of William H Ward (born 1839, Essex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Islington, London,Middlesex, 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 H Ward and 16 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William H Ward, born in 1839 in Thaxted, Essex, consisted of 17 members. William H was the head of the household, married to Eliza Ward, born in 1842 in Haverhill, Suffolk, England. They had 3 children; Harry Joshhua (born 1869 in Islington, Middlesex, England), Leonard (born 1871 in Islington, Middlesex, England) and Frank (born 1873 in Islington, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William H's Clerk, Alice Anna (born 1855 in Islington, Middlesex, England), William H's Cashier, Emma A (born 1860 in St Pancras, Middlesex, England), William H's Assistant, Jane A (born 1857 in Saltash, Cornwall, England), William H's Assistant, Minnie (born 1862 in Mosterton, Somerset, England), William H's Assistant, Emily M (born 1862 in Wales), William H's Assistant, Elfleda (born 1860 in Marylebone, Middlesex, England), William H's Assistant, Harold (born 1862 in Wandsworth, Surrey, England), William H's Assistant, Elizabeth (born 1854 in Whittlesey, Cambridgeshire, England), William H's Assistant, Annie M (born 1864 in Islington, Middlesex, England), William H's Dressmaker, Rose B (born 1866 in -), William H's Servant, Leonora (born 1845 in Chelsea, Middlesex, England) and William H's Servant, Margaret (born 1851 in Weymouth, Dorset, England).


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William H Ward's household

Male

William H

Ward

Head
Female

Eliza

Ward

Wife
Male

Harry Joshhua

Ward

Son
Male

Leonard

Ward

Son
Male

Frank

Ward

Son
Female

Alice Anna

Jacob

Clerk
Female

Emma A

Barton

Cashier
Female

Jane A

Tait

Assistant
Female

Minnie

Perry

Assistant
Female

Emily M

Noble

Assistant
Female

Elfleda

Applin

Assistant
Male

Harold

Mc Mullen

Assistant
Female

Elizabeth

Hart

Assistant
Female

Annie M

Hatton

Assistant
Female

Rose B

Allen

Dressmaker
Female

Leonora

Paget

Servant
Female

Margaret

Knight

Servant
First name(s) William H
Last name Ward
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Thaxted, Essex, England

Household members (17 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William H

Ward

Head

Married

42

1839

Thaxted, Essex, England

Eliza

Ward

Wife

Married

39

1842

Haverhill, Suffolk, England

Harry Joshhua

Ward

Son

Single

12

1869

Islington, Middlesex, England

Leonard

Ward

Son

Single

10

1871

Islington, Middlesex, England

Frank

Ward

Son

Single

8

1873

Islington, Middlesex, England

Alice Anna

Jacob

Clerk

Single

26

1855

Islington, Middlesex, England

Emma A

Barton

Cashier

Single

21

1860

St Pancras, Middlesex, England

Jane A

Tait

Assistant

Single

24

1857

Saltash, Cornwall, England

Minnie

Perry

Assistant

Single

19

1862

Mosterton, Somerset, England

Emily M

Noble

Assistant

Single

19

1862

Wales

Elfleda

Applin

Assistant

Single

21

1860

Marylebone, Middlesex, England

Harold

Mc Mullen

Assistant

Single

19

1862

Wandsworth, Surrey, England

Elizabeth

Hart

Assistant

Single

27

1854

Whittlesey, Cambridgeshire, England

Annie M

Hatton

Assistant

Single

17

1864

Islington, Middlesex, England

Rose B

Allen

Dressmaker

Single

15

1866

-

Leonora

Paget

Servant

Single

36

1845

Chelsea, Middlesex, England

Margaret

Knight

Servant

Single

30

1851

Weymouth, Dorset, England

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