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Household of William Wenham (born 1838, Sussex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Sheppey, 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 Wenham and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Wenham, born in 1838 in Sussex, consisted of 9 members. William was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Wenham, born in 1844 in Eastchurch, Kent, England. They had 6 children; Alfred J (born 1871 in Eastchurch, Kent, England), Arthur H (born 1873 in Eastchurch, Kent, England), Minnie (born 1875 in Eastchurch, Kent, England), Sarah (born 1877 in Eastchurch, Kent, England), Herbert (born 1879 in Eastchurch, Kent, England) and Rosetta (born 1880 in Eastchurch, Kent, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Servant, Mary A Lansdowl, born in 1867 in London, Middlesex, England.


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William Wenham's household

Male

William

Wenham

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Wenham

Wife
Male

Alfred J

Wenham

Son
Male

Arthur H

Wenham

Son
Female

Minnie

Wenham

Daughter
Female

Sarah

Wenham

Daughter
Male

Herbert

Wenham

Son
Female

Rosetta

Wenham

Daughter
Female

Mary A

Lansdowl

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Wenham
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Sussex, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Wenham

Head

Married

43

1838

Sussex, England

Elizabeth

Wenham

Wife

Married

37

1844

Eastchurch, Kent, England

Alfred J

Wenham

Son

Single

10

1871

Eastchurch, Kent, England

Arthur H

Wenham

Son

Single

8

1873

Eastchurch, Kent, England

Minnie

Wenham

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Eastchurch, Kent, England

Sarah

Wenham

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Eastchurch, Kent, England

Herbert

Wenham

Son

Single

2

1879

Eastchurch, Kent, England

Rosetta

Wenham

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Eastchurch, Kent, England

Mary A

Lansdowl

Servant

Single

14

1867

London, Middlesex, England

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