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Household of William Root (born 1847, Essex)
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 Root and 7 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Root, born in 1847 in Dagenham, Essex, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Sophie Root, born in 1850 in Gloucestershire, England. They had 4 children; Charles R (born 1876 in East Ham, Essex, England), George (born 1878 in Woolwich, Kent, England), Ellen (born 1880 in Woolwich, Kent, England) and Caroline S (born 1881 in Plaistow, Essex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Boarder, Robert Fred (born 1858 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England) and William's Boarder, John S (born 1865 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England).
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William Root's household
William
Root
Head
Sophie
Root
Wife
Charles R
Root
Son
George
Root
Son
Ellen
Root
Daughter
Caroline S
Root
Daughter
Robert Fred
Ely
Boarder
John S
Ely
Boarder
| First name(s) | William |
| Last name | Root |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 34 |
| Birth year | 1847 |
| Birth place | Dagenham, Essex, England |
Household members (8 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
William | Root | Head | Married | 34 | 1847 | Dagenham, Essex, England | |
Sophie | Root | Wife | Married | 31 | 1850 | Gloucestershire, England | |
Charles R | Root | Son | Single | 5 | 1876 | East Ham, Essex, England | |
George | Root | Son | Single | 3 | 1878 | Woolwich, Kent, England | |
Ellen | Root | Daughter | Single | 1 | 1880 | Woolwich, Kent, England | |
Caroline S | Root | Daughter | Single | 0 | 1881 | Plaistow, Essex, England | |
Robert Fred | Ely | Boarder | Single | 23 | 1858 | Liverpool, Lancashire, England | |
John S | Ely | Boarder | Single | 16 | 1865 | Liverpool, Lancashire, England |
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