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Household of William Rule (born 1832, Hertfordshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Hackney, 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 Rule and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Rule, born in 1832 in Hertford, Hertfordshire, consisted of 6 members. William was the head of the household, married to Mary A Rule, born in 1834 in Clapton, Middlesex, England. They had 3 children; George (born 1861 in Stoke Newington, Middlesex, England), Charles (born 1864 in Stoke Newington, Middlesex, England) and Louisa (born 1870 in Stoke Newington, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Lodger, William Wright, born in 1802 in Saffron Walden, Essex, England.


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William Rule's household

Male

William

Rule

Head
Female

Mary A

Rule

Wife
Male

George

Rule

Son
Male

Charles

Rule

Son
Female

Louisa

Rule

Daughter
Male

William

Wright

Lodger
First name(s) William
Last name Rule
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 49
Birth year 1832
Birth place Hertford, Hertfordshire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Rule

Head

Married

49

1832

Hertford, Hertfordshire, England

Mary A

Rule

Wife

Married

47

1834

Clapton, Middlesex, England

George

Rule

Son

Single

20

1861

Stoke Newington, Middlesex, England

Charles

Rule

Son

Single

17

1864

Stoke Newington, Middlesex, England

Louisa

Rule

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Stoke Newington, Middlesex, England

William

Wright

Lodger

Widower

79

1802

Saffron Walden, Essex, England

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