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Household of William R West (born 1842, Durham)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St George in the East, London,Middlesex, 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 West and 8 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of William R West, born in 1842 in South Shields, Durham, consisted of 9 members. William R was the head of the household, married to Ellen West, born in 1852 in South Shields, Durham, England. They had 5 children; Mary A (born 1873 in St George in the East, Middlesex, England), Matthew G (born 1875 in St George in the East, Middlesex, England), Eleanor M (born 1877 in St George in the East, Middlesex, England), Sarah A M (born 1879 in St George in the East, Middlesex, England) and William R (born 1881 in St George in the East, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William R's Servant, Alice Jane (born 1866 in Essex, England) and William R's Lodger, Matthew P (born 1823 in South Shields, Durham, England).
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William R West's household
William R
West
Head
Ellen
West
Wife
Mary A
West
Daughter
Matthew G
West
Son
Eleanor M
West
Daughter
Sarah A M
West
Daughter
William R
West
Son
Alice Jane
Francis
Servant
Matthew P
Grieves
Lodger
| First name(s) | William R |
| Last name | West |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 39 |
| Birth year | 1842 |
| Birth place | South Shields, Durham, England |
Household members (9 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
William R | West | Head | Married | 39 | 1842 | South Shields, Durham, England | |
Ellen | West | Wife | Married | 29 | 1852 | South Shields, Durham, England | |
Mary A | West | Daughter | Single | 8 | 1873 | St George in the East, Middlesex, England | |
Matthew G | West | Son | Single | 6 | 1875 | St George in the East, Middlesex, England | |
Eleanor M | West | Daughter | Single | 4 | 1877 | St George in the East, Middlesex, England | |
Sarah A M | West | Daughter | Single | 2 | 1879 | St George in the East, Middlesex, England | |
William R | West | Son | Single | 0 | 1881 | St George in the East, Middlesex, England | |
Alice Jane | Francis | Servant | Single | 15 | 1866 | Essex, England | |
Matthew P | Grieves | Lodger | Widower | 58 | 1823 | South Shields, Durham, England |
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