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Household of William Keeping (born 1844, Dorset)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Christchurch, Hampshire,Dorset, 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 Keeping and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Keeping, born in 1844 in Chalbury, Dorset, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Sabina Keeping, born in 1849 in Hinton Parva, Dorset, England. They had 4 children; Harry (born 1868 in Hinton Martell, Dorset, England), Ethel (born 1871 in Hinton Martell, Dorset, England), Ernest (born 1873 in Bournemouth, Hampshire, England) and Lancelot (born 1878 in Bournemouth, Hampshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Lodger, Eliza (born 1832 in East Tilbury, Wiltshire, England) and William's Lodger, Leonard (born 1840 in Dorset, England).


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William Keeping's household

Male

William

Keeping

Head
Female

Sabina

Keeping

Wife
Male

Harry

Keeping

Son
Female

Ethel

Keeping

Daughter
Male

Ernest

Keeping

Son
Male

Lancelot

Keeping

Son
Female

Eliza

Mould

Lodger
Male

Leonard

Allan

Lodger
First name(s) William
Last name Keeping
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place Chalbury, Dorset, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Keeping

Head

Married

37

1844

Chalbury, Dorset, England

Sabina

Keeping

Wife

Married

32

1849

Hinton Parva, Dorset, England

Harry

Keeping

Son

Single

13

1868

Hinton Martell, Dorset, England

Ethel

Keeping

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Hinton Martell, Dorset, England

Ernest

Keeping

Son

Single

8

1873

Bournemouth, Hampshire, England

Lancelot

Keeping

Son

Single

3

1878

Bournemouth, Hampshire, England

Eliza

Mould

Lodger

Single

49

1832

East Tilbury, Wiltshire, England

Leonard

Allan

Lodger

Single

41

1840

Dorset, England

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