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Household of William Perry (born 1838, Middlesex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in West Ham, London,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 Perry and 11 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Perry, born in 1838 in Poplar, Middlesex, consisted of 12 members. William was the head of the household, widower. He had 7 children; Hugh (born 1866 in Plaistow, Essex, England), Stephen (born 1867 in Plaistow, Essex, England), Lucy (born 1869 in Plaistow, Essex, England), Charles (born 1871 in Plaistow, Essex, England), James (born 1872 in Plaistow, Essex, England), Sarah (born 1874 in Plaistow, Essex, England) and Alfred (born 1875 in Plaistow, Essex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Housekeeper, Sarah (born 1855 in Stratford, Essex, England), William's Servant, Esther (born 1867 in Plaistow, Essex, England), William's Servant, G R (born 1860 in Lambeth, Surrey, England) and William's Servant, William J (born 1864 in Plaistow, Essex, England).


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William Perry's household

Male

William

Perry

Head
Male

Hugh

Perry

Son
Male

Stephen

Perry

Son
Female

Lucy

Perry

Daughter
Male

Charles

Perry

Son
Male

James

Perry

Son
Female

Sarah

Perry

Daughter
Male

Alfred

Perry

Son
Female

Sarah

Clark

Housekeeper
Female

Esther

Moorcroft

Servant
Male

G R

Whillen

Servant
Male

William J

Stanley

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Perry
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Poplar, Middlesex, England

Household members (12 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Perry

Head

Widower

43

1838

Poplar, Middlesex, England

Hugh

Perry

Son

Single

15

1866

Plaistow, Essex, England

Stephen

Perry

Son

Single

14

1867

Plaistow, Essex, England

Lucy

Perry

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Plaistow, Essex, England

Charles

Perry

Son

Single

10

1871

Plaistow, Essex, England

James

Perry

Son

Single

9

1872

Plaistow, Essex, England

Sarah

Perry

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Plaistow, Essex, England

Alfred

Perry

Son

Single

6

1875

Plaistow, Essex, England

Sarah

Clark

Housekeeper

Single

26

1855

Stratford, Essex, England

Esther

Moorcroft

Servant

Single

14

1867

Plaistow, Essex, England

G R

Whillen

Servant

Single

21

1860

Lambeth, Surrey, England

William J

Stanley

Servant

Single

17

1864

Plaistow, Essex, England

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