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Household of William Laurence (born 1822, Kent)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Hollingbourne, Kent, 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 Laurence and 16 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Laurence, born in 1822 in Strood, Kent, consisted of 17 members. William was the head of the household, married to Sarah Laurence, born in 1825 in Maidstone, Kent, England. They had 6 children; Rose (born 1850 in Maidstone, Kent, England), Kate I (born 1852 in Maidstone, Kent, England), Mary Edith (born 1853 in Maidstone, Kent, England), Percy L (born 1859 in Maidstone, Kent, England), Beatrice (born 1863 in Leeds, Kent, England) and Mabel (born 1871 in Hastings, Sussex, England). They had 1 grandchild; Florence, born 1876 in Hadlow, Kent, England.
During the period, also present in the household were William's Companion, Mary J (born 1861 in Sevenoaks, Kent, England), William's Servant, Charlotte (born 1836 in Bampton, Devon, England), William's Servant, Francis (born 1849 in Gloucestershire, England), William's Servant, Mary A (born 1857 in Guildford, Surrey, England), William's Servant, Sarah (born 1861 in Maidstone, Kent, England), William's Servant, Lucy (born 1861 in Otham, Kent, England), William's Servant, Rose (born 1863 in Maidstone, Kent, England) and William's Servant, Alfred (born 1855 in Sevenoaks, Kent, England).


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William Laurence's household

Male

William

Laurence

Head
Female

Sarah

Laurence

Wife
Female

Rose

Laurence

Daughter
Female

Kate I

Laurence

Daughter
Female

Mary Edith

Laurence

Daughter
Male

Percy L

Laurence

Son
Female

Beatrice

Laurence

Daughter
Female

Mabel

Laurence

Daughter
Female

Florence

Leney

Grand Daughter
Female

Mary J

Whickley

Companion
Female

Charlotte

Haward

Servant
Female

Francis

Eadisate

Servant
Female

Mary A

Chittenden

Servant
Female

Sarah

Modles

Servant
Female

Lucy

Hullands

Servant
Female

Rose

Tester

Servant
Male

Alfred

Boakes

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Laurence
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 59
Birth year 1822
Birth place Strood, Kent, England

Household members (17 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Laurence

Head

Married

59

1822

Strood, Kent, England

Sarah

Laurence

Wife

Married

56

1825

Maidstone, Kent, England

Rose

Laurence

Daughter

Single

31

1850

Maidstone, Kent, England

Kate I

Laurence

Daughter

Single

29

1852

Maidstone, Kent, England

Mary Edith

Laurence

Daughter

Single

28

1853

Maidstone, Kent, England

Percy L

Laurence

Son

Single

22

1859

Maidstone, Kent, England

Beatrice

Laurence

Daughter

Single

18

1863

Leeds, Kent, England

Mabel

Laurence

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Hastings, Sussex, England

Florence

Leney

Grand Daughter

Single

5

1876

Hadlow, Kent, England

Mary J

Whickley

Companion

Single

20

1861

Sevenoaks, Kent, England

Charlotte

Haward

Servant

Widow

45

1836

Bampton, Devon, England

Francis

Eadisate

Servant

Single

32

1849

Gloucestershire, England

Mary A

Chittenden

Servant

Single

24

1857

Guildford, Surrey, England

Sarah

Modles

Servant

Single

20

1861

Maidstone, Kent, England

Lucy

Hullands

Servant

Single

20

1861

Otham, Kent, England

Rose

Tester

Servant

Single

18

1863

Maidstone, Kent, England

Alfred

Boakes

Servant

Single

26

1855

Sevenoaks, Kent, England

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