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Household of William J Beard (born 1837, Devon)

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

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William J Beard, born in 1837 in Exeter, Devon, consisted of 7 members. William J was the head of the household, married to Mary L Beard, born in 1850 in Alphington, Devon, England. They had 3 children; William H (born 1874 in United States), Walter (born 1875 in United States) and James E M (born 1879 in Battersea, Surrey, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William J's Lodger, William H (born 1857 in Bradford on Avon, Wiltshire, England) and William J's Lodger, Sarah (born 1854 in Lambeth, Surrey, England).


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William J Beard's household

Male

William J

Beard

Head
Female

Mary L

Beard

Wife
Male

William H

Beard

Son
Male

Walter

Beard

Son
Male

James E M

Beard

Son
Male

William H

Reddrop

Lodger
Female

Sarah

Beard

Lodger
First name(s) William J
Last name Beard
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 44
Birth year 1837
Birth place Exeter, Devon, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William J

Beard

Head

Married

44

1837

Exeter, Devon, England

Mary L

Beard

Wife

Married

31

1850

Alphington, Devon, England

William H

Beard

Son

Single

7

1874

United States

Walter

Beard

Son

Single

6

1875

United States

James E M

Beard

Son

Single

2

1879

Battersea, Surrey, England

William H

Reddrop

Lodger

Single

24

1857

Bradford on Avon, Wiltshire, England

Sarah

Beard

Lodger

Single

27

1854

Lambeth, Surrey, England

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