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Household of William Philips (born 1846, Middlesex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Lewisham, London,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 Philips and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Philips, born in 1846 in London, Middlesex, consisted of 10 members. William was the head of the household, married to Mary Philips, born in 1848 in London, Middlesex, England. They had 6 children; William (born 1870 in Greenwich, Kent, England), Thomas (born 1871 in Woolwich, Kent, England), Madaline (born 1875 in Deptford, Kent, England), Henrietta (born 1877 in London, Middlesex, England), Alfred (born 1879 in Sydenham, Kent, England) and Annie (born 1881 in Sydenham, Kent, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Father, William (born 1820 in London, Middlesex, England) and William's Lodger, Thomas (born 1856 in Manchester, Lancashire, England).


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William Philips's household

Male

William

Philips

Head
Female

Mary

Philips

Wife
Male

William

Philips

Son
Male

Thomas

Philips

Son
Female

Madaline

Philips

Daughter
Female

Henrietta

Philips

Daughter
Male

Alfred

Philips

Son
Female

Annie

Philips

Daughter
Male

William

Philips

Father
Male

Thomas

Pearson

Lodger
First name(s) William
Last name Philips
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 35
Birth year 1846
Birth place London, Middlesex, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Philips

Head

Married

35

1846

London, Middlesex, England

Mary

Philips

Wife

Married

33

1848

London, Middlesex, England

William

Philips

Son

Single

11

1870

Greenwich, Kent, England

Thomas

Philips

Son

Single

10

1871

Woolwich, Kent, England

Madaline

Philips

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Deptford, Kent, England

Henrietta

Philips

Daughter

Single

4

1877

London, Middlesex, England

Alfred

Philips

Son

Single

2

1879

Sydenham, Kent, England

Annie

Philips

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Sydenham, Kent, England

William

Philips

Father

Married

61

1820

London, Middlesex, England

Thomas

Pearson

Lodger

Single

25

1856

Manchester, Lancashire, England

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