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Household of William Thomas Raper (born 1826, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales

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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 Thomas Raper and 17 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Thomas Raper, born in 1826 in Hull, Yorkshire, consisted of 18 members. William Thomas was the head of the household, married to Eliza Raper, born in 1823 in Epworth, Lincolnshire, England.
During the period, also present in the household were William Thomas's Niece, Mary (born 1842 in Yorkshire, England), William Thomas's Nephew, Freeman (born 1853 in Yorkshire, England), William Thomas's Boarder, William Johnston (born 1843 in City of London, Middlesex, England), William Thomas's Boarder, Arthur Wm (born 1861 in Leicester, Leicestershire, England), William Thomas's Boarder, Charles (born 1847 in City of London, Middlesex, England), William Thomas's Boarder, Arthur Robert (born 1846 in Cork, Cork, Ireland), William Thomas's Boarder, Michael (born 1836 in Southampton, Hampshire, England), William Thomas's Boarder, James P (born 1821 in Boston, Lincolnshire, England), William Thomas's Boarder, George (born 1836 in -), William Thomas's Boarder, John (born 1834 in Switzerland), William Thomas's Boarder, James (born 1842 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland), William Thomas's Servant, Sophia (born 1819 in Isle of Man, Isle of Man), William Thomas's Servant, Emma Jane (born 1854 in Somerset, England), William Thomas's Servant, Mary Ann (born 1859 in Caldicot, Monmouthshire, Wales), William Thomas's Servant, Fanny Jane ? B (born 1865 in Lilstock, Somerset, England) and William Thomas's Servant, George Arthur (born 1863 in Gloucestershire, England).


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William Thomas Raper's household

Male

William Thomas

Raper

Head
Female

Eliza

Raper

Wife
Female

Mary

Gravel

Niece
Male

Freeman

Gravel

Nephew
Male

William Johnston

Jeffrey

Boarder
Male

Arthur Wm

Osman

Boarder
Male

Charles

Williamson

Boarder
Male

Arthur Robert

Jacob

Boarder
Male

Michael

Emanuel

Boarder
Male

James P

Shivring

Boarder
Male

George

Woodhead

Boarder
Male

John

Turner

Boarder
Male

James

Rathufied

Boarder
Female

Sophia

Reid

Servant
Female

Emma Jane

Mills

Servant
Female

Mary Ann

Crook

Servant
Female

Fanny Jane ? B

Partridge

Servant
Male

George Arthur

Bryan

Servant
First name(s) William Thomas
Last name Raper
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 55
Birth year 1826
Birth place Hull, Yorkshire, England

Household members (18 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William Thomas

Raper

Head

Married

55

1826

Hull, Yorkshire, England

Eliza

Raper

Wife

Married

58

1823

Epworth, Lincolnshire, England

Mary

Gravel

Niece

Single

39

1842

Yorkshire, England

Freeman

Gravel

Nephew

Single

28

1853

Yorkshire, England

William Johnston

Jeffrey

Boarder

Married

38

1843

City of London, Middlesex, England

Arthur Wm

Osman

Boarder

Single

20

1861

Leicester, Leicestershire, England

Charles

Williamson

Boarder

Married

34

1847

City of London, Middlesex, England

Arthur Robert

Jacob

Boarder

Married

35

1846

Cork, Cork, Ireland

Michael

Emanuel

Boarder

Married

45

1836

Southampton, Hampshire, England

James P

Shivring

Boarder

Married

60

1821

Boston, Lincolnshire, England

George

Woodhead

Boarder

Married

45

1836

-

John

Turner

Boarder

Married

47

1834

Switzerland

James

Rathufied

Boarder

Single

39

1842

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Sophia

Reid

Servant

Single

62

1819

Isle of Man, Isle of Man

Emma Jane

Mills

Servant

Single

27

1854

Somerset, England

Mary Ann

Crook

Servant

Single

22

1859

Caldicot, Monmouthshire, Wales

Fanny Jane ? B

Partridge

Servant

Single

16

1865

Lilstock, Somerset, England

George Arthur

Bryan

Servant

Single

18

1863

Gloucestershire, England

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