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Household of William Schaefer (born 1842)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Islington, 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 Schaefer and 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Schaefer, born in 1842 in , consisted of 11 members. William was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Schaefer, born in 1843 in St Pancras, Middlesex, England. They had 7 children; Charles (born 1868 in Islington, Middlesex, England), Sophie (born 1869 in Islington, Middlesex, England), Hermann (born 1872 in Islington, Middlesex, England), Elizabeth (born 1876 in Islington, Middlesex, England), William (born 1878 in Islington, Middlesex, England), Theodore (born 1879 in Islington, Middlesex, England) and Albert (born 1881 in Islington, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Servant, Ellen (born 1863 in Camberwell, Surrey, England) and William's Servant, Caroline (born 1857 in Germany).


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William Schaefer's household

Male

William

Schaefer

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Schaefer

Wife
Male

Charles

Schaefer

Son
Female

Sophie

Schaefer

Daughter
Male

Hermann

Schaefer

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Schaefer

Daughter
Male

William

Schaefer

Son
Male

Theodore

Schaefer

Son
Male

Albert

Schaefer

Son
Female

Ellen

Gould

Servant
Female

Caroline

Scheef

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Schaefer
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Germany

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Schaefer

Head

Married

39

1842

Germany

Elizabeth

Schaefer

Wife

Married

38

1843

St Pancras, Middlesex, England

Charles

Schaefer

Son

Single

13

1868

Islington, Middlesex, England

Sophie

Schaefer

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Islington, Middlesex, England

Hermann

Schaefer

Son

Single

9

1872

Islington, Middlesex, England

Elizabeth

Schaefer

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Islington, Middlesex, England

William

Schaefer

Son

Single

3

1878

Islington, Middlesex, England

Theodore

Schaefer

Son

Single

2

1879

Islington, Middlesex, England

Albert

Schaefer

Son

Single

0

1881

Islington, Middlesex, England

Ellen

Gould

Servant

Single

18

1863

Camberwell, Surrey, England

Caroline

Scheef

Servant

Single

24

1857

Germany

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