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Household of William Massey (born 1831, Essex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Edmonton, Essex, 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 Massey and 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Massey, born in 1831 in Sewardstone, Essex, consisted of 11 members. William was the head of the household, married to Mary A Massey, born in 1832 in Elham, Hertfordshire, England. They had 4 children; Thomas (born 1859 in Sewardstone, Essex, England), Sarah (born 1862 in Sewardstone, Essex, England), Edward (born 1863 in Sewardstone, Essex, England) and Arthur (born 1867 in Sewardstone, Essex, England). They had 2 grandchildren; Henery Tho (born 1879 in Lambeth, Surrey, England) and Sarah (born 1881 in Sewardstone, Essex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Daughter In Law Sons Wife, Jane (born 1860 in Sewardstone, Essex, England), William's Visitor, Emily (born 1874 in Sewardstone, Essex, England) and William's Boarder, John (born 1856 in Scotland).


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William Massey's household

Male

William

Massey

Head
Female

Mary A

Massey

Wife
Male

Thomas

Massey

Son
Female

Jane

Massey

Daughter In Law Sons Wife
Female

Sarah

Massey

Daughter
Male

Edward

Massey

Son
Male

Arthur

Massey

Son
Male

Henery Tho

Massey

Grand Son
Female

Sarah

Massey

Grand Daughter
Female

Emily

Cordell

Visitor
Male

John

Watt

Boarder
First name(s) William
Last name Massey
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 50
Birth year 1831
Birth place Sewardstone, Essex, England

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Massey

Head

Married

50

1831

Sewardstone, Essex, England

Mary A

Massey

Wife

Married

49

1832

Elham, Hertfordshire, England

Thomas

Massey

Son

Married

22

1859

Sewardstone, Essex, England

Jane

Massey

Daughter In Law Sons Wife

Married

21

1860

Sewardstone, Essex, England

Sarah

Massey

Daughter

Single

19

1862

Sewardstone, Essex, England

Edward

Massey

Son

Single

18

1863

Sewardstone, Essex, England

Arthur

Massey

Son

Single

14

1867

Sewardstone, Essex, England

Henery Tho

Massey

Grand Son

Single

2

1879

Lambeth, Surrey, England

Sarah

Massey

Grand Daughter

Single

0

1881

Sewardstone, Essex, England

Emily

Cordell

Visitor

Single

7

1874

Sewardstone, Essex, England

John

Watt

Boarder

Single

25

1856

Scotland

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