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Household of William Heslar (born 1815, Essex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Edmonton, 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 Heslar and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Heslar, born in 1815 in Waltham Abbey, Essex, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to May Heslar, born in 1808 in Enfield, Middlesex, England. They had 2 children; Jessie (born 1839 in Waltham Abbey, Essex, England) and Harry (born 1857 in Waltham Abbey, Essex, England). They had 2 grandchildren; Mary (born 1868 in Waltham Abbey, Essex, England) and Phoebe (born 1871 in Waltham Abbey, Essex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Daughter In Law, Rosa (born 1830 in Middlesex, England) and William's Boarder, Henry (born 1875 in Cheshunt, Hertfordshire, England).


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William Heslar's household

Male

William

Heslar

Head
Female

May

Heslar

Wife
Female

Jessie

Ward

Daughter
Male

Harry

Heslar

Son
Female

Rosa

Smith

Daughter In Law
Female

Mary

Marsh

Grand Daughter
Female

Phoebe

Ward

Grand Daughter
Male

Henry

Marsh

Boarder
First name(s) William
Last name Heslar
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 66
Birth year 1815
Birth place Waltham Abbey, Essex, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Heslar

Head

Married

66

1815

Waltham Abbey, Essex, England

May

Heslar

Wife

Married

73

1808

Enfield, Middlesex, England

Jessie

Ward

Daughter

Widow

42

1839

Waltham Abbey, Essex, England

Harry

Heslar

Son

Single

24

1857

Waltham Abbey, Essex, England

Rosa

Smith

Daughter In Law

Single

51

1830

Middlesex, England

Mary

Marsh

Grand Daughter

Single

13

1868

Waltham Abbey, Essex, England

Phoebe

Ward

Grand Daughter

Single

10

1871

Waltham Abbey, Essex, England

Henry

Marsh

Boarder

Single

6

1875

Cheshunt, Hertfordshire, England

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