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Household of William Scales (born 1845, Middlesex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Barnet, Hertfordshire, 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 Scales and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Scales, born in 1845 in Middlesex, consisted of 9 members. William was the head of the household, married to Emily Scales, born in 1847 in Shenley, Hertfordshire, England. They had 5 children; William E (born 1874 in Shenley, Hertfordshire, England), Edith (born 1875 in Shenley, Hertfordshire, England), Ernest J (born 1877 in Shenley, Hertfordshire, England), Leslie J (born 1879 in Shenley, Hertfordshire, England) and Infant (born 1881 in Shenley, Hertfordshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Nurse, Charlotte (born 1849 in Hertfordshire, England) and William's Servant, Mary (born 1867 in Shenley, Hertfordshire, England).


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William Scales's household

Male

William

Scales

Head
Female

Emily

Scales

Wife
Male

William E

Scales

Son
Female

Edith

Scales

Daughter
Male

Ernest J

Scales

Son
Male

Leslie J

Scales

Son
Male

Infant

Scales

Son
Female

Charlotte

Ivory

Nurse
Female

Mary

Innyaret

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Scales
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 36
Birth year 1845
Birth place Middlesex, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Scales

Head

Married

36

1845

Middlesex, England

Emily

Scales

Wife

Married

34

1847

Shenley, Hertfordshire, England

William E

Scales

Son

Single

7

1874

Shenley, Hertfordshire, England

Edith

Scales

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Shenley, Hertfordshire, England

Ernest J

Scales

Son

Single

4

1877

Shenley, Hertfordshire, England

Leslie J

Scales

Son

Single

2

1879

Shenley, Hertfordshire, England

Infant

Scales

Son

Single

0

1881

Shenley, Hertfordshire, England

Charlotte

Ivory

Nurse

Single

32

1849

Hertfordshire, England

Mary

Innyaret

Servant

Single

14

1867

Shenley, Hertfordshire, England

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