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Household of William Lamb (born 1845, Middlesex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Poplar, 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 Lamb and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Lamb, born in 1845 in Limehouse, Middlesex, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Charlotte Lamb, born in 1846 in Rickmansworth, Hertfordshire, England. They had 4 children; Rosina (born 1867 in Limehouse, Middlesex, England), Ernest (born 1869 in Limehouse, Middlesex, England), Ada (born 1872 in Limehouse, Middlesex, England) and Sidney (born 1874 in Limehouse, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Boarder, James (born 1853 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and William's Boarder, John (born 1861 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).


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William Lamb's household

Male

William

Lamb

Head
Female

Charlotte

Lamb

Wife
Female

Rosina

Lamb

Daughter
Male

Ernest

Lamb

Son
Female

Ada

Lamb

Daughter
Male

Sidney

Lamb

Son
Male

James

Forbes

Boarder
Male

John

Forbes

Boarder
First name(s) William
Last name Lamb
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 36
Birth year 1845
Birth place Limehouse, Middlesex, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Lamb

Head

Married

36

1845

Limehouse, Middlesex, England

Charlotte

Lamb

Wife

Married

35

1846

Rickmansworth, Hertfordshire, England

Rosina

Lamb

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Limehouse, Middlesex, England

Ernest

Lamb

Son

Single

12

1869

Limehouse, Middlesex, England

Ada

Lamb

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Limehouse, Middlesex, England

Sidney

Lamb

Son

Single

7

1874

Limehouse, Middlesex, England

James

Forbes

Boarder

Single

28

1853

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

John

Forbes

Boarder

Single

20

1861

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

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