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Household of William Margetson (born 1852, Middlesex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bethnal Green, 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 Margetson and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Margetson, born in 1852 in Bethnal Green, Middlesex, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Eliza Margetson, born in 1853 in Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England. They had 4 children; Harriet (born 1870 in Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England), Walter (born 1874 in Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England), William (born 1877 in Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England) and James (born 1880 in Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Lodger, Mary (born 1821 in Maidenhead, Berkshire, England) and William's Nurse Child, Elizabeth (born 1879 in Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England).


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William Margetson's household

Male

William

Margetson

Head
Female

Eliza

Margetson

Wife
Female

Harriet

Margetson

Daughter
Male

Walter

Margetson

Son
Male

William

Margetson

Son
Male

James

Margetson

Son
Female

Mary

Morris

Lodger
Female

Elizabeth

Seal

Nurse Child
First name(s) William
Last name Margetson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 29
Birth year 1852
Birth place Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Margetson

Head

Married

29

1852

Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England

Eliza

Margetson

Wife

Married

28

1853

Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England

Harriet

Margetson

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England

Walter

Margetson

Son

Single

7

1874

Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England

William

Margetson

Son

Single

4

1877

Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England

James

Margetson

Son

Single

1

1880

Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England

Mary

Morris

Lodger

Married

60

1821

Maidenhead, Berkshire, England

Elizabeth

Seal

Nurse Child

Single

2

1879

Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England

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