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Household of William Small (born 1837, Sussex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Petworth, Sussex, 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 Small and 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Small, born in 1837 in Chichester, Sussex, consisted of 11 members. William was the head of the household, married to Bertha Small, born in 1841 in Chalton, Sussex, England. They had 6 children; Frances (born 1870 in Petworth, Sussex, England), William (born 1871 in Petworth, Sussex, England), Albert (born 1873 in Petworth, Sussex, England), John (born 1876 in Petworth, Sussex, England), Marshall (born 1878 in Petworth, Sussex, England) and Arthur (born 1880 in Petworth, Sussex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Servant, Alice (born 1865 in Petworth, Sussex, England), William's Lodger, John Allen (born 1856 in Weedon, Northamptonshire, England) and William's Lodger, Fredrick G (born 1858 in Southsea, Hampshire, England).


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William Small's household

Male

William

Small

Head
Female

Bertha

Small

Wife
Female

Frances

Small

Daughter
Male

William

Small

Son
Male

Albert

Small

Son
Male

John

Small

Son
Male

Marshall

Small

Son
Male

Arthur

Small

Son
Female

Alice

Christman

Servant
Male

John Allen

Slater

Lodger
Male

Fredrick G

Edgar

Lodger
First name(s) William
Last name Small
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 44
Birth year 1837
Birth place Chichester, Sussex, England

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Small

Head

Married

44

1837

Chichester, Sussex, England

Bertha

Small

Wife

Married

40

1841

Chalton, Sussex, England

Frances

Small

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Petworth, Sussex, England

William

Small

Son

Single

10

1871

Petworth, Sussex, England

Albert

Small

Son

Single

8

1873

Petworth, Sussex, England

John

Small

Son

Single

5

1876

Petworth, Sussex, England

Marshall

Small

Son

Single

3

1878

Petworth, Sussex, England

Arthur

Small

Son

Single

1

1880

Petworth, Sussex, England

Alice

Christman

Servant

Single

16

1865

Petworth, Sussex, England

John Allen

Slater

Lodger

Single

25

1856

Weedon, Northamptonshire, England

Fredrick G

Edgar

Lodger

Single

23

1858

Southsea, Hampshire, England

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