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Household of William Rule (born 1817, Kent)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Greenwich, London,Kent, 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 1817 in Woolwich, Kent, consisted of 6 members. William was the head of the household, married to Susan Rule, born in 1818 in Woolwich, Kent, England. They had 2 children; James E (born 1852 in Woolwich, Kent, England) and Elizabeth J (born 1854 in Greenwich, Kent, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Wifes Sister, Martha (born 1816 in Woolwich, Kent, England) and William's Wifes Sister, Emma (born 1832 in Woolwich, Kent, England).


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William Rule's household

Male

William

Rule

Head
Female

Susan

Rule

Wife
Male

James E

Rule

Son
Female

Elizabeth J

Rule

Daughter
Female

Martha

Morgan

Wifes Sister
Female

Emma

Nash

Wifes Sister
First name(s) William
Last name Rule
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 64
Birth year 1817
Birth place Woolwich, Kent, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Rule

Head

Married

64

1817

Woolwich, Kent, England

Susan

Rule

Wife

Married

63

1818

Woolwich, Kent, England

James E

Rule

Son

Single

29

1852

Woolwich, Kent, England

Elizabeth J

Rule

Daughter

Single

27

1854

Greenwich, Kent, England

Martha

Morgan

Wifes Sister

Widow

65

1816

Woolwich, Kent, England

Emma

Nash

Wifes Sister

Widow

49

1832

Woolwich, Kent, England

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