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Household of William S C Jacobs (born 1832, 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 S C Jacobs and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William S C Jacobs, born in 1832 in Deptford, Kent, consisted of 7 members. William S C was the head of the household, married to Ruth Jacobs, born in 1847 in Chelmsford, Essex, England. They had 4 children; William C (born 1873 in Holloway, Middlesex, England), Walter (born 1875 in Camberwell, Surrey, England), James J (born 1878 in Greenwich, Kent, England) and Edgar C (born 1880 in New Cross, Surrey, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William S C's Servant, Helen G Ward, born in 1867 in Penge, Surrey, England.


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William S C Jacobs's household

Male

William S C

Jacobs

Head
Female

Ruth

Jacobs

Wife
Male

William C

Jacobs

Son
Male

Walter

Jacobs

Son
Male

James J

Jacobs

Son
Male

Edgar C

Jacobs

Son
Female

Helen G

Ward

Servant
First name(s) William S C
Last name Jacobs
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 49
Birth year 1832
Birth place Deptford, Kent, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William S C

Jacobs

Head

Married

49

1832

Deptford, Kent, England

Ruth

Jacobs

Wife

Married

34

1847

Chelmsford, Essex, England

William C

Jacobs

Son

Single

8

1873

Holloway, Middlesex, England

Walter

Jacobs

Son

Single

6

1875

Camberwell, Surrey, England

James J

Jacobs

Son

Single

3

1878

Greenwich, Kent, England

Edgar C

Jacobs

Son

Single

1

1880

New Cross, Surrey, England

Helen G

Ward

Servant

Single

14

1867

Penge, Surrey, England

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