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Household of William Speight (born 1826, Surrey)

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 Speight and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Speight, born in 1826 in Chelsea, Surrey, consisted of 10 members. William was the head of the household, married to Maria Speight, born in 1825 in Marylebone, Middlesex, England. They had 6 children; Maria (born 1856 in Clerkenwell, Middlesex, England), Thomas (born 1858 in Clerkenwell, Middlesex, England), Selina (born 1860 in Clerkenwell, Middlesex, England), Walter (born 1862 in Clerkenwell, Middlesex, England), Caroline (born 1864 in Clerkenwell, Middlesex, England) and Emily (born 1866 in Clerkenwell, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Servant, Margaret (born 1856 in Wales) and William's Servant, Margaret (born 1863 in Wales).


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William Speight's household

Male

William

Speight

Head
Female

Maria

Speight

Wife
Female

Maria

Speight

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Speight

Son
Female

Selina

Speight

Daughter
Male

Walter

Speight

Son
Female

Caroline

Speight

Daughter
Female

Emily

Speight

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Evans

Servant
Female

Margaret

Jones

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Speight
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 55
Birth year 1826
Birth place Chelsea, Surrey, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Speight

Head

Married

55

1826

Chelsea, Surrey, England

Maria

Speight

Wife

Married

56

1825

Marylebone, Middlesex, England

Maria

Speight

Daughter

Single

25

1856

Clerkenwell, Middlesex, England

Thomas

Speight

Son

Single

23

1858

Clerkenwell, Middlesex, England

Selina

Speight

Daughter

Single

21

1860

Clerkenwell, Middlesex, England

Walter

Speight

Son

Single

19

1862

Clerkenwell, Middlesex, England

Caroline

Speight

Daughter

Single

17

1864

Clerkenwell, Middlesex, England

Emily

Speight

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Clerkenwell, Middlesex, England

Margaret

Evans

Servant

Single

25

1856

Wales

Margaret

Jones

Servant

Single

18

1863

Wales

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