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Household of William Topping (born 1831, Middlesex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Staines, Middlesex,Surrey, 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 Topping and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Topping, born in 1831 in Middlesex, consisted of 9 members. William was the head of the household, married to Mary Ann Topping, born in 1835 in Staines, Middlesex, England. They had 5 children; Mary Ann (born 1872 in Staines, Middlesex, England), Margaret (born 1875 in Staines, Middlesex, England), Emma (born 1876 in Staines, Middlesex, England), Henry (born 1878 in Staines, Middlesex, England) and Fredrick (born 1881 in Staines, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Lodger Son In Law, Henry May, born in 1855 in Surrey, England.


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William Topping's household

Male

William

Topping

Head
Female

Mary Ann

Topping

Wife
Male

Henry

May

Lodger Son In Law
Female

Sarah Anne

May

Wife
Female

Mary Ann

May

Daughter
Female

Margaret

May

Daughter
Female

Emma

May

Daughter
Male

Henry

May

Son
Male

Fredrick

May

Son
First name(s) William
Last name Topping
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 50
Birth year 1831
Birth place Middlesex, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Topping

Head

Married

50

1831

Middlesex, England

Mary Ann

Topping

Wife

Married

46

1835

Staines, Middlesex, England

Henry

May

Lodger Son In Law

Married

26

1855

Surrey, England

Sarah Anne

May

Wife

Married

26

1855

Staines, Middlesex, England

Mary Ann

May

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Staines, Middlesex, England

Margaret

May

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Staines, Middlesex, England

Emma

May

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Staines, Middlesex, England

Henry

May

Son

Single

3

1878

Staines, Middlesex, England

Fredrick

May

Son

Single

0

1881

Staines, Middlesex, England

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