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Household of William Kent (born 1845, Staffordshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Chesterfield, Derbyshire, 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 Kent and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Kent, born in 1845 in Brownhills, Staffordshire, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Catherine Kent, born in 1854 in Dublin, Dublin, Ireland. They had 4 children; Maria E (born 1873 in Eckington, Derbyshire, England), Sarah A (born 1875 in Eckington, Derbyshire, England), Mary E (born 1878 in Eckington, Derbyshire, England) and Catherine (born 1880 in Eckington, Derbyshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Lodger, James (born 1837 in Flagg, Derbyshire, England) and William's Lodger, John (born 1859 in Miller's Dale, Derbyshire, England).


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William Kent's household

Male

William

Kent

Head
Female

Catherine

Kent

Wife
Female

Maria E

Kent

Daughter
Female

Sarah A

Kent

Daughter
Female

Mary E

Kent

Daughter
Female

Catherine

Kent

Daughter
Male

James

Hodkinson

Lodger
Male

John

Dicken

Lodger
First name(s) William
Last name Kent
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 36
Birth year 1845
Birth place Brownhills, Staffordshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Kent

Head

Married

36

1845

Brownhills, Staffordshire, England

Catherine

Kent

Wife

Married

27

1854

Dublin, Dublin, Ireland

Maria E

Kent

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Eckington, Derbyshire, England

Sarah A

Kent

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Eckington, Derbyshire, England

Mary E

Kent

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Eckington, Derbyshire, England

Catherine

Kent

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Eckington, Derbyshire, England

James

Hodkinson

Lodger

Widower

44

1837

Flagg, Derbyshire, England

John

Dicken

Lodger

Single

22

1859

Miller's Dale, Derbyshire, England

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