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Household of William Hicks (born 1839, Somerset)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Camberwell, London,Surrey, 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 Hicks and 12 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Hicks, born in 1839 in Bishops Lydeard, Somerset, consisted of 13 members. William was the head of the household, married to Laura Hicks, born in 1848 in Exeter, Devon, England. They had 3 children; Arthur (born 1871 in London, Middlesex, England), Helen (born 1872 in London, Middlesex, England) and Margaret (born 1874 in London, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Cousin, Emily (born 1847 in Somerset, England), William's Sister In Law, Agnes (born 1857 in Exeter, Devon, England), William's Servant, Helen (born 1859 in Bromley, Essex, England), William's Servant, Kate (born 1856 in Greenwich, Kent, England), William's Servant, Lilla (born 1865 in Gravesend, Kent, England), William's Servant, Alice (born 1866 in Poplar, Essex, England), William's Servant, Helen (born 1859 in Hasfield, Gloucestershire, England) and William's Servant, Jane (born 1859 in Ravensthorpe, Nottinghamshire, England).


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William Hicks's household

Male

William

Hicks

Head
Female

Laura

Hicks

Wife
Male

Arthur

Hicks

Son
Female

Helen

Hicks

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Hicks

Daughter
Female

Emily

Coombes

Cousin
Female

Agnes

Trowbridge

Sister In Law
Female

Helen

Hopper

Servant
Female

Kate

Bennett

Servant
Female

Lilla

Bayne

Servant
Female

Alice

Hopper

Servant
Female

Helen

Boucher

Servant
Female

Jane

Crutchley

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Hicks
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Bishops Lydeard, Somerset, England

Household members (13 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Hicks

Head

Married

42

1839

Bishops Lydeard, Somerset, England

Laura

Hicks

Wife

Married

33

1848

Exeter, Devon, England

Arthur

Hicks

Son

Single

10

1871

London, Middlesex, England

Helen

Hicks

Daughter

Single

9

1872

London, Middlesex, England

Margaret

Hicks

Daughter

Single

7

1874

London, Middlesex, England

Emily

Coombes

Cousin

-

34

1847

Somerset, England

Agnes

Trowbridge

Sister In Law

Single

24

1857

Exeter, Devon, England

Helen

Hopper

Servant

Single

22

1859

Bromley, Essex, England

Kate

Bennett

Servant

Single

25

1856

Greenwich, Kent, England

Lilla

Bayne

Servant

Single

16

1865

Gravesend, Kent, England

Alice

Hopper

Servant

Single

15

1866

Poplar, Essex, England

Helen

Boucher

Servant

Single

22

1859

Hasfield, Gloucestershire, England

Jane

Crutchley

Servant

Single

22

1859

Ravensthorpe, Nottinghamshire, England

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