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Household of William Ruston (born 1822, Cambridgeshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Brentford, 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 Ruston and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Ruston, born in 1822 in Cambridgeshire, consisted of 9 members. William was the head of the household, married to Sarah A Ruston, born in 1832 in Southall, Middlesex, England. They had 3 children; Emma R (born 1856 in Brentford, Middlesex, England), Emily A (born 1865 in Isleworth, Middlesex, England) and Edith M (born 1870 in Isleworth, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Visitor, Jane S (born 1831 in Mile End, Middlesex, England), William's Servant, Annie (born 1852 in Somerset, England), William's Servant, Sarah Jane (born 1856 in Bosbury, Gloucestershire, England) and William's Servant, Mary Ann (born 1855 in Abbots Langley, Hertfordshire, England).


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William Ruston's household

Male

William

Ruston

Head
Female

Sarah A

Ruston

Wife
Female

Emma R

Ruston

Daughter
Female

Emily A

Ruston

Daughter
Female

Edith M

Ruston

Daughter
Female

Jane S

Tyrrell

Visitor
Female

Annie

Hayward

Servant
Female

Sarah Jane

James

Servant
Female

Mary Ann

Dean

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Ruston
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 59
Birth year 1822
Birth place Cambridgeshire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Ruston

Head

Married

59

1822

Cambridgeshire, England

Sarah A

Ruston

Wife

Married

49

1832

Southall, Middlesex, England

Emma R

Ruston

Daughter

Single

25

1856

Brentford, Middlesex, England

Emily A

Ruston

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Isleworth, Middlesex, England

Edith M

Ruston

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Isleworth, Middlesex, England

Jane S

Tyrrell

Visitor

Widow

50

1831

Mile End, Middlesex, England

Annie

Hayward

Servant

Single

29

1852

Somerset, England

Sarah Jane

James

Servant

Single

25

1856

Bosbury, Gloucestershire, England

Mary Ann

Dean

Servant

Single

26

1855

Abbots Langley, Hertfordshire, England

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