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Household of William West (born 1838, Gloucestershire)

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 West and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William West, born in 1838 in Adlestrop, Gloucestershire, consisted of 10 members. William was the head of the household, married to William J West, born in 1861 in London, Middlesex, England. They had 7 children; William J (born 1861 in London, Middlesex, England), Thomas C (born 1863 in London, Middlesex, England), Albert L (born 1866 in London, Middlesex, England), Arthur G (born 1868 in London, Middlesex, England), Ernest A (born 1869 in London, Middlesex, England), Herbert J (born 1873 in London, Middlesex, England) and Mary L (born 1874 in Paddington, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Sister Law, Jane (born 1842 in Newtown, Montgomeryshire, Wales) and William's Boarder, David (born 1859 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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William West's household

Male

William

West

Head
Male

William J

West

Son
Male

Thomas C

West

Son
Male

Albert L

West

Son
Male

Arthur G

West

Son
Male

Ernest A

West

Son
Male

Herbert J

West

Son
Female

Mary L

West

Daughter
Female

Jane

Bumford

Sister Law
Male

David

Alexander

Boarder
First name(s) William
Last name West
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Adlestrop, Gloucestershire, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

West

Head

Married

43

1838

Adlestrop, Gloucestershire, England

William J

West

Son

Single

20

1861

London, Middlesex, England

Thomas C

West

Son

Single

18

1863

London, Middlesex, England

Albert L

West

Son

Single

15

1866

London, Middlesex, England

Arthur G

West

Son

Single

13

1868

London, Middlesex, England

Ernest A

West

Son

Single

12

1869

London, Middlesex, England

Herbert J

West

Son

Single

8

1873

London, Middlesex, England

Mary L

West

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Paddington, Middlesex, England

Jane

Bumford

Sister Law

Single

39

1842

Newtown, Montgomeryshire, Wales

David

Alexander

Boarder

Single

22

1859

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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