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Household of William West (born 1835, Essex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Islington, 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 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William West, born in 1835 in Colchester, Essex, consisted of 9 members. William was the head of the household, married to Harriett West, born in 1851 in Great Dunmow, Essex, England. They had 4 children; Edith (born 1873 in St Luke's, Middlesex, England), William (born 1874 in St Luke's, Middlesex, England), Ernest (born 1875 in St Luke's, Middlesex, England) and Charles (born 1880 in St Luke's, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Boarder, Henry (born 1856 in Whitechapel, Middlesex, England), William's Boarder, Albert (born 1867 in Shoreditch, Middlesex, England) and William's Boarder, Cecilia (born 1863 in Leytonstone, Essex, England).


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William West's household

Male

William

West

Head
Female

Harriett

West

Wife
Female

Edith

West

Daughter
Male

William

West

Son
Male

Ernest

West

Son
Male

Charles

West

Son
Male

Henry

Towsey

Boarder
Male

Albert

Towsey

Boarder
Female

Cecilia

Seliman

Boarder
First name(s) William
Last name West
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 46
Birth year 1835
Birth place Colchester, Essex, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

West

Head

Married

46

1835

Colchester, Essex, England

Harriett

West

Wife

Married

30

1851

Great Dunmow, Essex, England

Edith

West

Daughter

Single

8

1873

St Luke's, Middlesex, England

William

West

Son

Single

7

1874

St Luke's, Middlesex, England

Ernest

West

Son

Single

6

1875

St Luke's, Middlesex, England

Charles

West

Son

Single

1

1880

St Luke's, Middlesex, England

Henry

Towsey

Boarder

Single

25

1856

Whitechapel, Middlesex, England

Albert

Towsey

Boarder

Single

14

1867

Shoreditch, Middlesex, England

Cecilia

Seliman

Boarder

Married

18

1863

Leytonstone, Essex, England

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