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Household of William Keen (born 1839, Middlesex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Islington, London,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 Keen and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Keen, born in 1839 in Finsbury, Middlesex, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Keen, born in 1841 in Clerkenwell, Middlesex, England. They had 4 children; William F (born 1870 in Islington, Middlesex, England), Arthur J (born 1874 in Islington, Middlesex, England), Alice (born 1877 in Islington, Middlesex, England) and Herbert (born 1881 in Islington, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Boarder, Henry (born 1868 in -) and William's Lodger, Eliza (born 1808 in -).


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William Keen's household

Male

William

Keen

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Keen

Wife
Male

William F

Keen

Son
Male

Arthur J

Keen

Son
Female

Alice

Keen

Daughter
Male

Herbert

Keen

Son
Male

Henry

Howell

Boarder
Female

Eliza

Masgraw

Lodger
First name(s) William
Last name Keen
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Finsbury, Middlesex, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Keen

Head

Married

42

1839

Finsbury, Middlesex, England

Elizabeth

Keen

Wife

Married

40

1841

Clerkenwell, Middlesex, England

William F

Keen

Son

Single

11

1870

Islington, Middlesex, England

Arthur J

Keen

Son

Single

7

1874

Islington, Middlesex, England

Alice

Keen

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Islington, Middlesex, England

Herbert

Keen

Son

Single

0

1881

Islington, Middlesex, England

Henry

Howell

Boarder

Single

13

1868

-

Eliza

Masgraw

Lodger

Widow

73

1808

-

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