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Household of William West (born 1821, Surrey)

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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William West, born in 1821 in Lambeth, Surrey, consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, married to Mary West, born in 1819 in Holborn, Middlesex, England. They had 3 children; William (born 1852 in St Luke's, Middlesex, England), Caroline (born 1860 in Islington, Middlesex, England) and Thomas (born 1863 in Islington, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Boarder, Catherine (born 1863 in Southwark, Surrey, England) and William's Boarder, Ellen (born 1877 in Islington, Middlesex, England).


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William West's household

Male

William

West

Head
Female

Mary

West

Wife
Male

William

West

Son
Female

Caroline

West

Daughter
Male

Thomas

West

Son
Female

Catherine

Barr

Boarder
Female

Ellen

Norton

Boarder
First name(s) William
Last name West
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 60
Birth year 1821
Birth place Lambeth, Surrey, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

West

Head

Married

60

1821

Lambeth, Surrey, England

Mary

West

Wife

Married

62

1819

Holborn, Middlesex, England

William

West

Son

Single

29

1852

St Luke's, Middlesex, England

Caroline

West

Daughter

Single

21

1860

Islington, Middlesex, England

Thomas

West

Son

Single

18

1863

Islington, Middlesex, England

Catherine

Barr

Boarder

Single

18

1863

Southwark, Surrey, England

Ellen

Norton

Boarder

Single

4

1877

Islington, Middlesex, England

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