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Household of William Older (born 1819, 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 Older and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Older, born in 1819 in Maidstone, Kent, consisted of 9 members. William was the head of the household, married to Mercy Older, born in 1833 in Maidstone, Kent, England. They had 2 children; George (born 1864 in Maidstone, Kent, England) and Ann (born 1869 in Maidstone, Kent, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Visitor, John (born 1862 in Maidstone, Kent, England), William's Visitor, William (born 1861 in Maidstone, Kent, England), William's Visitor, William (born 1854 in Maidstone, Kent, England), William's Lodger, Ann (born 1853 in Paddington, Middlesex, England) and William's Lodger, Mary (born 1852 in Maidstone, Kent, England).


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William Older's household

Male

William

Older

Head
Female

Mercy

Older

Wife
Male

George

Older

Son
Female

Ann

Older

Daughter
Male

John

Palmer

Visitor
Male

William

Hadaway

Visitor
Male

William

Brown

Visitor
Female

Ann

Eiles

Lodger
Female

Mary

Reader

Lodger
First name(s) William
Last name Older
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 62
Birth year 1819
Birth place Maidstone, Kent, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Older

Head

Married

62

1819

Maidstone, Kent, England

Mercy

Older

Wife

Married

48

1833

Maidstone, Kent, England

George

Older

Son

Single

17

1864

Maidstone, Kent, England

Ann

Older

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Maidstone, Kent, England

John

Palmer

Visitor

Single

19

1862

Maidstone, Kent, England

William

Hadaway

Visitor

Single

20

1861

Maidstone, Kent, England

William

Brown

Visitor

Single

27

1854

Maidstone, Kent, England

Ann

Eiles

Lodger

Single

28

1853

Paddington, Middlesex, England

Mary

Reader

Lodger

Married

29

1852

Maidstone, Kent, England

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