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Household of William J Ansell (born 1852, Kent)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Thanet, 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 J Ansell and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William J Ansell, born in 1852 in Sandwich, Kent, consisted of 7 members. William J was the head of the household, married to Emily Ansell, born in 1856 in Sandwich, Kent, England. They had 3 children; Ellen (born 1876 in Ramsgate, Kent, England), William (born 1879 in Ramsgate, Kent, England) and Alfred (born 1881 in Ramsgate, Kent, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William J's Lodger Head, Shadrack Lawrence, born in 1859 in Ramsgate, Kent, England.


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William J Ansell's household

Male

William J

Ansell

Head
Female

Emily

Ansell

Wife
Female

Ellen

Ansell

Daughter
Male

William

Ansell

Son
Male

Alfred

Ansell

Son
Male

Shadrack

Lawrence

Lodger Head
Female

Elizabeth

Lawrence

Wife
First name(s) William J
Last name Ansell
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 29
Birth year 1852
Birth place Sandwich, Kent, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William J

Ansell

Head

Married

29

1852

Sandwich, Kent, England

Emily

Ansell

Wife

Married

25

1856

Sandwich, Kent, England

Ellen

Ansell

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Ramsgate, Kent, England

William

Ansell

Son

Single

2

1879

Ramsgate, Kent, England

Alfred

Ansell

Son

Single

0

1881

Ramsgate, Kent, England

Shadrack

Lawrence

Lodger Head

Married

22

1859

Ramsgate, Kent, England

Elizabeth

Lawrence

Wife

Married

21

1860

Ramsgate, Kent, England

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