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Household of William Newman (born 1830, Bedfordshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Medway, 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 Newman and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Newman, born in 1830 in Sowton, Bedfordshire, consisted of 10 members. William was the head of the household, married to Betsey Newman, born in 1840 in Sowton, Bedfordshire, England. They had 7 children; Minnie (born 1864 in Ireland), Eliza E (born 1868 in Chatham, Kent, England), Alice M (born 1872 in Chatham, Kent, England), Anne E (born 1874 in Gillingham, Kent, England), Agnes M (born 1878 in Gillingham, Kent, England), Florence (born 1879 in Gillingham, Kent, England) and Robert (born 1854 in Gillingham, Kent, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Boarder, Elizabeth Taylor, born in 1817 in Ireland.


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William Newman's household

Male

William

Newman

Head
Female

Betsey

Newman

Wife
Female

Minnie

Newman

Daughter
Female

Eliza E

Newman

Daughter
Female

Alice M

Newman

Daughter
Female

Anne E

Newman

Daughter
Female

Agnes M

Newman

Daughter
Female

Florence

Newman

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Taylor

Boarder
Male

Robert

Taylor

Son
First name(s) William
Last name Newman
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 51
Birth year 1830
Birth place Sowton, Bedfordshire, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Newman

Head

Married

51

1830

Sowton, Bedfordshire, England

Betsey

Newman

Wife

Married

41

1840

Sowton, Bedfordshire, England

Minnie

Newman

Daughter

Single

17

1864

Ireland

Eliza E

Newman

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Chatham, Kent, England

Alice M

Newman

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Chatham, Kent, England

Anne E

Newman

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Gillingham, Kent, England

Agnes M

Newman

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Gillingham, Kent, England

Florence

Newman

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Gillingham, Kent, England

Elizabeth

Taylor

Boarder

Widow

64

1817

Ireland

Robert

Taylor

Son

Single

27

1854

Gillingham, Kent, England

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