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Household of William Polglaxe (born 1841, Surrey)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Saviour Southwark, London,Surrey, 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 Polglaxe and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Polglaxe, born in 1841 in Southwark, Surrey, consisted of 6 members. William was the head of the household, married to Alice Polglaxe, born in 1842 in Westminster. They had 2 children; Emma J (born 1858 in Hampshire, England) and William (born 1865 in Battersea, Surrey, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Brother In Law, William (born 1856 in Walworth, Surrey, England) and William's Cousin, Alice (born 1875 in Bermondsey, Surrey, England).


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William Polglaxe's household

Male

William

Polglaxe

Head
Female

Alice

Polglaxe

Wife
Male

William

Canty

Brother In Law
Female

Alice

Downs

Cousin
Female

Emma J

Cosens

Daughter
Male

William

Cosens

Son
First name(s) William
Last name Polglaxe
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Southwark, Surrey, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Polglaxe

Head

Married

40

1841

Southwark, Surrey, England

Alice

Polglaxe

Wife

Married

39

1842

Westminster

William

Canty

Brother In Law

Single

25

1856

Walworth, Surrey, England

Alice

Downs

Cousin

Single

6

1875

Bermondsey, Surrey, England

Emma J

Cosens

Daughter

Single

23

1858

Hampshire, England

William

Cosens

Son

Single

16

1865

Battersea, Surrey, England

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