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Household of William Rule (born 1839, Cambridgeshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Shoreditch, 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 1839 in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, consisted of 6 members. William was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth M Rule, born in 1842 in St Luke's, Middlesex, England. They had 3 children; Oliver (born 1867 in St Luke's, Middlesex, England), William (born 1869 in Middlesex, England) and Edward (born 1873 in Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Visitor, Nancy Slater, born in 1871 in Loughton, Essex, England.


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William Rule's household

Male

William

Rule

Head
Female

Elizabeth M

Rule

Wife
Male

Oliver

Rule

Son
Male

William

Rule

Son
Male

Edward

Rule

Son
Female

Nancy

Slater

Visitor
First name(s) William
Last name Rule
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Rule

Head

Married

42

1839

Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England

Elizabeth M

Rule

Wife

Married

39

1842

St Luke's, Middlesex, England

Oliver

Rule

Son

Single

14

1867

St Luke's, Middlesex, England

William

Rule

Son

Single

12

1869

Middlesex, England

Edward

Rule

Son

Single

8

1873

Middlesex, England

Nancy

Slater

Visitor

Single

10

1871

Loughton, Essex, England

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