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Household of William Longley (born 1838, Kent)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Maidstone, 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 Longley and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Longley, born in 1838 in Cowden, Kent, consisted of 9 members. William was the head of the household, married to Ann Longley, born in 1840 in Yalding, Kent, England. They had 6 children; William Edwin (born 1865 in East Peckham, Kent, England), Frederick John (born 1868 in Yalding, Kent, England), Henry Thomas (born 1870 in Staplehurst, Kent, England), Fanny (born 1874 in Staplehurst, Kent, England), Albert Michael (born 1877 in Yalding, Kent, England) and Mildred (born 1881 in Yalding, Kent, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Lodger, Charlotte Solmans, born in 1826 in Yalding, Kent, England.


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William Longley's household

Male

William

Longley

Head
Female

Ann

Longley

Wife
Male

William Edwin

Longley

Son
Male

Frederick John

Longley

Son
Male

Henry Thomas

Longley

Son
Female

Fanny

Longley

Daughter
Male

Albert Michael

Longley

Son
Female

Mildred

Longley

Daughter
Female

Charlotte

Solmans

Lodger
First name(s) William
Last name Longley
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Cowden, Kent, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Longley

Head

Married

43

1838

Cowden, Kent, England

Ann

Longley

Wife

Married

41

1840

Yalding, Kent, England

William Edwin

Longley

Son

Single

16

1865

East Peckham, Kent, England

Frederick John

Longley

Son

Single

13

1868

Yalding, Kent, England

Henry Thomas

Longley

Son

Single

11

1870

Staplehurst, Kent, England

Fanny

Longley

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Staplehurst, Kent, England

Albert Michael

Longley

Son

Single

4

1877

Yalding, Kent, England

Mildred

Longley

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Yalding, Kent, England

Charlotte

Solmans

Lodger

Widow

55

1826

Yalding, Kent, England

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