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Household of William Skeggs (born 1838, Essex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Romford, Essex, 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 Skeggs and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Skeggs, born in 1838 in Ilford, Essex, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Mary Ann Skeggs, born in 1835 in Ilford, Essex, England. They had 5 children; Elizabeth Mary Ann (born 1865 in Ilford, Essex, England), Charles E (born 1867 in Ilford, Essex, England), Clara Jane (born 1869 in Ilford, Essex, England), Ada Emma (born 1871 in Ilford, Essex, England) and Alice (born 1876 in Ilford, Essex, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Brother Law, Thomas Skeggs, born in 1848 in Ilford, Essex, England.


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William Skeggs's household

Male

William

Skeggs

Head
Female

Mary Ann

Skeggs

Wife
Female

Elizabeth Mary Ann

Skeggs

Daughter
Male

Charles E

Skeggs

Son
Female

Clara Jane

Skeggs

Daughter
Female

Ada Emma

Skeggs

Daughter
Female

Alice

Skeggs

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Skeggs

Brother Law
First name(s) William
Last name Skeggs
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Ilford, Essex, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Skeggs

Head

Married

43

1838

Ilford, Essex, England

Mary Ann

Skeggs

Wife

Married

46

1835

Ilford, Essex, England

Elizabeth Mary Ann

Skeggs

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Ilford, Essex, England

Charles E

Skeggs

Son

Single

14

1867

Ilford, Essex, England

Clara Jane

Skeggs

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Ilford, Essex, England

Ada Emma

Skeggs

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Ilford, Essex, England

Alice

Skeggs

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Ilford, Essex, England

Thomas

Skeggs

Brother Law

Single

33

1848

Ilford, Essex, England

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