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Household of William Wakeling (born 1812, Kent)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Medway, Kent, 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 Wakeling and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Wakeling, born in 1812 in Wouldham, Kent, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, widower. He had 1 child; Alice, born 1849 in Rochester, Kent, England. He had 4 grandchildren; Rance (born 1871 in Rochester, Kent, England), Arthur (born 1873 in Rochester, Kent, England), Emma (born 1875 in Rochester, Kent, England) and Herbert (born 1880 in Rochester, Kent, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Son In Law, Walter (born 1847 in Chatham, Kent, England) and William's Visitor, Alice (born 1869 in Strood, Kent, England).


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William Wakeling's household

Male

William

Wakeling

Head
Male

Walter

Taylor

Son In Law
Female

Alice

Taylor

Daughter
Male

Rance

Taylor

Grand Son
Male

Arthur

Taylor

Grand Son
Female

Emma

Taylor

Grand Daughter
Male

Herbert

Taylor

Grand Son
Female

Alice

Wright

Visitor
First name(s) William
Last name Wakeling
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 69
Birth year 1812
Birth place Wouldham, Kent, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Wakeling

Head

Widower

69

1812

Wouldham, Kent, England

Walter

Taylor

Son In Law

Married

34

1847

Chatham, Kent, England

Alice

Taylor

Daughter

Married

32

1849

Rochester, Kent, England

Rance

Taylor

Grand Son

Single

10

1871

Rochester, Kent, England

Arthur

Taylor

Grand Son

Single

8

1873

Rochester, Kent, England

Emma

Taylor

Grand Daughter

Single

6

1875

Rochester, Kent, England

Herbert

Taylor

Grand Son

Single

1

1880

Rochester, Kent, England

Alice

Wright

Visitor

Single

12

1869

Strood, Kent, England

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