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Household of William Hands (born 1825, Middlesex)

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 Hands and 14 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Hands, born in 1825 in Marylebone, Middlesex, consisted of 15 members. William was the head of the household, married to Martha M Hands, born in 1837 in Middlesex, England. They had 9 children; Martha (born 1861 in Islington, Middlesex, England), William G (born 1862 in Islington, Middlesex, England), Ann (born 1868 in Islington, Middlesex, England), Lydia (born 1870 in Islington, Middlesex, England), Miriam (born 1872 in Islington, Middlesex, England), Louisa (born 1874 in Islington, Middlesex, England), Beatrice (born 1876 in Islington, Middlesex, England), Elenor (born 1877 in Islington, Middlesex, England) and May (born 1879 in Islington, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Shop Woman, Elizabeth (born 1856 in Sussex, England), William's Servant, Harriett (born 1849 in Wiltshire, England), William's Servant, Agness (born 1868 in Wiltshire, England) and William's Servant, James (born 1863 in Pimlico, Middlesex, England).


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William Hands's household

Male

William

Hands

Head
Female

Martha M

Hands

Wife
Female

Martha

Hands

Daughter
Male

William G

Hands

Son
Female

Ann

Hands

Daughter
Female

Lydia

Hands

Daughter
Female

Miriam

Hands

Daughter
Female

Louisa

Hands

Daughter
Female

Beatrice

Hands

Daughter
Female

Elenor

Hands

Daughter
Female

May

Hands

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Carter

Shop Woman
Female

Harriett

Hitchcock

Servant
Female

Agness

Hitchcock

Servant
Male

James

Green

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Hands
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 56
Birth year 1825
Birth place Marylebone, Middlesex, England

Household members (15 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Hands

Head

Married

56

1825

Marylebone, Middlesex, England

Martha M

Hands

Wife

Married

44

1837

Middlesex, England

Martha

Hands

Daughter

Single

20

1861

Islington, Middlesex, England

William G

Hands

Son

Single

19

1862

Islington, Middlesex, England

Ann

Hands

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Islington, Middlesex, England

Lydia

Hands

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Islington, Middlesex, England

Miriam

Hands

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Islington, Middlesex, England

Louisa

Hands

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Islington, Middlesex, England

Beatrice

Hands

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Islington, Middlesex, England

Elenor

Hands

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Islington, Middlesex, England

May

Hands

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Islington, Middlesex, England

Elizabeth

Carter

Shop Woman

Single

25

1856

Sussex, England

Harriett

Hitchcock

Servant

Single

32

1849

Wiltshire, England

Agness

Hitchcock

Servant

Single

13

1868

Wiltshire, England

James

Green

Servant

Single

18

1863

Pimlico, Middlesex, England

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