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Household of William Wans (born 1843)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Kensington, 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 Wans and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Wans, born in 1843 in , consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Frances J Wans, born in 1849 in Hoxton, Middlesex, England. They had 3 children; Douglas (born 1878 in Kensington, Middlesex, England), Oswald (born 1880 in Kensington, Middlesex, England) and Frances K (born 1881 in Kensington, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Sister In Law, Charlotte A (born 1861 in Islington, Middlesex, England), William's Servant, Edith (born 1860 in Preston, Kent, England) and William's Servant, Emma (born 1865 in Fulham, Middlesex, England).


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William Wans's household

Male

William

Wans

Head
Female

Frances J

Wans

Wife
Female

Charlotte A

Johnson

Sister In Law
Male

Douglas

Wans

Son
Male

Oswald

Wans

Son
Female

Frances K

Wans

Daughter
Female

Edith

Hopkins

Servant
Female

Emma

Downs

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Wans
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 38
Birth year 1843
Birth place Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Wans

Head

Married

38

1843

Scotland

Frances J

Wans

Wife

Married

32

1849

Hoxton, Middlesex, England

Charlotte A

Johnson

Sister In Law

Single

20

1861

Islington, Middlesex, England

Douglas

Wans

Son

Single

3

1878

Kensington, Middlesex, England

Oswald

Wans

Son

Single

1

1880

Kensington, Middlesex, England

Frances K

Wans

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Kensington, Middlesex, England

Edith

Hopkins

Servant

Single

21

1860

Preston, Kent, England

Emma

Downs

Servant

Single

16

1865

Fulham, Middlesex, England

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