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Household of William Hards (born 1851, Kent)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Maidstone, 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 Hards and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Hards, born in 1851 in Maidstone, Kent, consisted of 10 members. William was the head of the household, married to Jemima Hards, born in 1853 in Maidstone, Kent, England. They had 4 children; Fanny (born 1870 in Maidstone, Kent, England), Catherine (born 1874 in Maidstone, Kent, England), Alice (born 1876 in Maidstone, Kent, England) and William (born 1879 in Maidstone, Kent, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Visitor, Francis (born 1791 in Mayfield, Sussex, England), William's Lodger, Thomas (born 1840 in Goudhurst, Kent, England), William's Lodgers Son, George (born 1866 in Bickley, Kent, England) and William's Visitor, Eliza (born 1823 in Pluckley, Kent, England).


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William Hards's household

Male

William

Hards

Head
Female

Jemima

Hards

Wife
Female

Fanny

Hards

Daughter
Female

Catherine

Hards

Daughter
Female

Alice

Hards

Daughter
Female

Francis

Heartwood

Visitor
Male

William

Hards

Son
Male

Thomas

Butcher

Lodger
Male

George

Butcher

Lodgers Son
Female

Eliza

Simmons

Visitor
First name(s) William
Last name Hards
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 30
Birth year 1851
Birth place Maidstone, Kent, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Hards

Head

Married

30

1851

Maidstone, Kent, England

Jemima

Hards

Wife

Married

28

1853

Maidstone, Kent, England

Fanny

Hards

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Maidstone, Kent, England

Catherine

Hards

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Maidstone, Kent, England

Alice

Hards

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Maidstone, Kent, England

Francis

Heartwood

Visitor

Widow

90

1791

Mayfield, Sussex, England

William

Hards

Son

Single

2

1879

Maidstone, Kent, England

Thomas

Butcher

Lodger

Widower

41

1840

Goudhurst, Kent, England

George

Butcher

Lodgers Son

Single

15

1866

Bickley, Kent, England

Eliza

Simmons

Visitor

Widow

58

1823

Pluckley, Kent, England

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