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Household of William Henry Metcalfe (born 1839, Middlesex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Honiton, Devon, 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 Henry Metcalfe and 13 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Henry Metcalfe, born in 1839 in London, Middlesex, consisted of 14 members. William Henry was the head of the household, married to Mary Metcalfe, born in 1841 in Chalton, Kent, England. They had 6 children; John William (born 1872 in Kentisbeare, Devon, England), Charles Fredk (born 1873 in Honiton, Devon, England), Mary (born 1875 in Ottery St Mary, Devon, England), Lucy (born 1876 in Ottery St Mary, Devon, England), Charlotte Edith (born 1878 in Ottery St Mary, Devon, England) and Henry Fredk (born 1879 in Ottery St Mary, Devon, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William Henry's Governess, Caroline C (born 1856 in Wambrook, Dorset, England), William Henry's Servant, Elizabeth (born 1855 in Huntsham, Devon, England), William Henry's Servant, Charlotte (born 1853 in Helford, Cornwall, England), William Henry's Servant, Mary (born 1853 in Bradninch, Devon, England), William Henry's Servant, Martha (born 1863 in Bradninch, Devon, England) and William Henry's Servant, Elizabeth A (born 1865 in Ottery St Mary, Devon, England).


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William Henry Metcalfe's household

Male

William Henry

Metcalfe

Head
Female

Mary

Metcalfe

Wife
Male

John William

Metcalfe

Son
Male

Charles Fredk

Metcalfe

Son
Female

Mary

Metcalfe

Daughter
Female

Lucy

Metcalfe

Daughter
Female

Charlotte Edith

Metcalfe

Daughter
Male

Henry Fredk

Metcalfe

Son
Female

Caroline C

Edwards

Governess
Female

Elizabeth

Wensley

Servant
Female

Charlotte

James

Servant
Female

Mary

Squire

Servant
Female

Martha

Squire

Servant
Female

Elizabeth A

Ebden

Servant
First name(s) William Henry
Last name Metcalfe
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place London, Middlesex, England

Household members (14 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William Henry

Metcalfe

Head

Married

42

1839

London, Middlesex, England

Mary

Metcalfe

Wife

Married

40

1841

Chalton, Kent, England

John William

Metcalfe

Son

Single

9

1872

Kentisbeare, Devon, England

Charles Fredk

Metcalfe

Son

Single

8

1873

Honiton, Devon, England

Mary

Metcalfe

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Ottery St Mary, Devon, England

Lucy

Metcalfe

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Ottery St Mary, Devon, England

Charlotte Edith

Metcalfe

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Ottery St Mary, Devon, England

Henry Fredk

Metcalfe

Son

Single

2

1879

Ottery St Mary, Devon, England

Caroline C

Edwards

Governess

Single

25

1856

Wambrook, Dorset, England

Elizabeth

Wensley

Servant

Single

26

1855

Huntsham, Devon, England

Charlotte

James

Servant

Single

28

1853

Helford, Cornwall, England

Mary

Squire

Servant

Single

28

1853

Bradninch, Devon, England

Martha

Squire

Servant

Single

18

1863

Bradninch, Devon, England

Elizabeth A

Ebden

Servant

Single

16

1865

Ottery St Mary, Devon, England

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