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Household of William R Booth (born 1853, Middlesex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Rochford, 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 R Booth and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William R Booth, born in 1853 in Shoreditch, Middlesex, consisted of 10 members. William R was the head of the household, married to Mercy Booth, born in 1850 in Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire, England. They had 5 children; Isabella (born 1874 in Southend, Essex, England), Charlotte (born 1876 in Southend, Essex, England), Edith (born 1878 in Southend, Essex, England), Rose (born 1879 in Southend, Essex, England) and William (born 1881 in Southend, Essex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William R's Lodger, William (born 1860 in At Sea), William R's Lodger, Walter (born 1860 in Southend, Essex, England) and William R's Lodger, George (born 1864 in Sheerness, Kent, England).


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William R Booth's household

Male

William R

Booth

Head
Female

Mercy

Booth

Wife
Female

Isabella

Booth

Daughter
Female

Charlotte

Booth

Daughter
Female

Edith

Booth

Daughter
Female

Rose

Booth

Daughter
Male

William

Booth

Son
Male

William

Goforth

Lodger
Male

Walter

Forsythe

Lodger
Male

George

Gibbs

Lodger
First name(s) William R
Last name Booth
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 28
Birth year 1853
Birth place Shoreditch, Middlesex, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William R

Booth

Head

Married

28

1853

Shoreditch, Middlesex, England

Mercy

Booth

Wife

Married

31

1850

Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire, England

Isabella

Booth

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Southend, Essex, England

Charlotte

Booth

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Southend, Essex, England

Edith

Booth

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Southend, Essex, England

Rose

Booth

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Southend, Essex, England

William

Booth

Son

Single

0

1881

Southend, Essex, England

William

Goforth

Lodger

Single

21

1860

At Sea

Walter

Forsythe

Lodger

Single

21

1860

Southend, Essex, England

George

Gibbs

Lodger

Single

17

1864

Sheerness, Kent, England

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