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Household of William Skeet (born 1840, Suffolk)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Farnham, Hampshire, 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 Skeet and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Skeet, born in 1840 in Tuddenham, Suffolk, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Ellen Skeet, born in 1840 in Morden, Cambridgeshire, England. They had 5 children; William R (born 1868 in Aldershot, Hampshire, England), James A (born 1869 in Aldershot, Hampshire, England), Mary Alice (born 1872 in Aldershot, Hampshire, England), George P (born 1875 in Aldershot, Hampshire, England) and Maud H (born 1878 in Aldershot, Hampshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Servant, Kate Mathews, born in 1865 in Hale, Surrey, England.


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William Skeet's household

Male

William

Skeet

Head
Female

Ellen

Skeet

Wife
Male

William R

Skeet

Son
Male

James A

Skeet

Son
Female

Mary Alice

Skeet

Daughter
Male

George P

Skeet

Son
Female

Maud H

Skeet

Daughter
Female

Kate

Mathews

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Skeet
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Tuddenham, Suffolk, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Skeet

Head

Married

41

1840

Tuddenham, Suffolk, England

Ellen

Skeet

Wife

Married

41

1840

Morden, Cambridgeshire, England

William R

Skeet

Son

-

13

1868

Aldershot, Hampshire, England

James A

Skeet

Son

-

12

1869

Aldershot, Hampshire, England

Mary Alice

Skeet

Daughter

-

9

1872

Aldershot, Hampshire, England

George P

Skeet

Son

-

6

1875

Aldershot, Hampshire, England

Maud H

Skeet

Daughter

-

3

1878

Aldershot, Hampshire, England

Kate

Mathews

Servant

Single

16

1865

Hale, Surrey, England

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