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Household of William Thompson Cantley (born 1849)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Lichfield, Staffordshire, 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 Thompson Cantley and 12 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Thompson Cantley, born in 1849 in , consisted of 13 members. William Thompson was the head of the household, widower. He had 4 children; William Oxenham (born 1876 in Gosport, Hampshire, England), Christopher Hugh B (born 1878 in Ireland), Harry Llewellyn (born 1880 in London, Middlesex, England) and George Reginald (born 1880 in London, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William Thompson's Visitor, Georgina Rr (born 1845 in Canada), William Thompson's Servant, Dorothy (born 1858 in Kent, England), William Thompson's Servant, Sarah E (born 1853 in Paddington, Middlesex, England), William Thompson's Servant, Maria (born 1857 in Bassingbourn, Cambridgeshire, England), William Thompson's Servant, Martha E (born 1858 in London, Middlesex, England), William Thompson's Servant, Mary (born 1865 in Chasetown, Staffordshire, England), William Thompson's Servant, Alfred James (born 1863 in Ireland) and William Thompson's Servant, Albert O (born 1855 in Loughborough, Leicestershire, England).


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William Thompson Cantley's household

Male

William Thompson

Cantley

Head
Male

William Oxenham

Cantley

Son
Male

Christopher Hugh B

Cantley

Son
Male

Harry Llewellyn

Cantley

Son
Male

George Reginald

Cantley

Son
Female

Georgina Rr

Cammilleri

Visitor
Female

Dorothy

Vousden

Servant
Female

Sarah E

Taylor

Servant
Female

Maria

Wedd

Servant
Female

Martha E

Parsons

Servant
Female

Mary

Davies

Servant
Male

Alfred James

Duval

Servant
Male

Albert O

Howard

Servant
First name(s) William Thompson
Last name Cantley
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 32
Birth year 1849
Birth place -

Household members (13 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William Thompson

Cantley

Head

Widower

32

1849

-

William Oxenham

Cantley

Son

Single

5

1876

Gosport, Hampshire, England

Christopher Hugh B

Cantley

Son

Single

3

1878

Ireland

Harry Llewellyn

Cantley

Son

Single

1

1880

London, Middlesex, England

George Reginald

Cantley

Son

Single

1

1880

London, Middlesex, England

Georgina Rr

Cammilleri

Visitor

Married

36

1845

Canada

Dorothy

Vousden

Servant

Single

23

1858

Kent, England

Sarah E

Taylor

Servant

Single

28

1853

Paddington, Middlesex, England

Maria

Wedd

Servant

Single

24

1857

Bassingbourn, Cambridgeshire, England

Martha E

Parsons

Servant

Single

23

1858

London, Middlesex, England

Mary

Davies

Servant

Single

16

1865

Chasetown, Staffordshire, England

Alfred James

Duval

Servant

Single

18

1863

Ireland

Albert O

Howard

Servant

Single

26

1855

Loughborough, Leicestershire, England

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