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Household of William W Posselwhite (born 1829, Middlesex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Shoreditch, 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 W Posselwhite and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William W Posselwhite, born in 1829 in St Pancras, Middlesex, consisted of 7 members. William W was the head of the household, married to Sarah A Posselwhite, born in 1833 in Blackfriars, Surrey, England. They had 5 children; William C (born 1864 in Hackney, Middlesex, England), Charles F (born 1867 in Hackney, Middlesex, England), Herbert J (born 1868 in Hackney, Middlesex, England), Ada A (born 1870 in Hackney, Middlesex, England) and Alfred E (born 1873 in Hackney, Middlesex, England).


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William W Posselwhite's household

Male

William W

Posselwhite

Head
Female

Sarah A

Posselwhite

Wife
Male

William C

Posselwhite

Son
Male

Charles F

Posselwhite

Son
Male

Herbert J

Posselwhite

Son
Female

Ada A

Posselwhite

Daughter
Male

Alfred E

Posselwhite

Son
First name(s) William W
Last name Posselwhite
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 52
Birth year 1829
Birth place St Pancras, Middlesex, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William W

Posselwhite

Head

Married

52

1829

St Pancras, Middlesex, England

Sarah A

Posselwhite

Wife

Married

48

1833

Blackfriars, Surrey, England

William C

Posselwhite

Son

Single

17

1864

Hackney, Middlesex, England

Charles F

Posselwhite

Son

Single

14

1867

Hackney, Middlesex, England

Herbert J

Posselwhite

Son

Single

13

1868

Hackney, Middlesex, England

Ada A

Posselwhite

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Hackney, Middlesex, England

Alfred E

Posselwhite

Son

Single

8

1873

Hackney, Middlesex, England

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