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Household of William West (born 1840, Derbyshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Burton upon Trent, Staffordshire, 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William West, born in 1840 in Scropton, Derbyshire, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth West, born in 1845 in Staffordshire, England. They had 4 children; Sarah (born 1872 in Bollington, Cheshire, England), Louisa (born 1875 in Bollington, Cheshire, England), Mary (born 1878 in Lancashire, England) and John (born 1880 in Tutbury, Staffordshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Sister In Law, Sarah Ann (born 1862 in Tutbury, Staffordshire, England) and William's Niece, Octavia (born 1881 in Tutbury, Staffordshire, England).


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William West's household

Male

William

West

Head
Female

Elizabeth

West

Wife
Female

Sarah

West

Daughter
Female

Louisa

West

Daughter
Female

Mary

West

Daughter
Male

John

West

Son
Female

Sarah Ann

Ingley

Sister In Law
Female

Octavia

Ingley

Niece
First name(s) William
Last name West
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Scropton, Derbyshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

West

Head

Married

41

1840

Scropton, Derbyshire, England

Elizabeth

West

Wife

Married

36

1845

Staffordshire, England

Sarah

West

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Bollington, Cheshire, England

Louisa

West

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Bollington, Cheshire, England

Mary

West

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Lancashire, England

John

West

Son

Single

1

1880

Tutbury, Staffordshire, England

Sarah Ann

Ingley

Sister In Law

Single

19

1862

Tutbury, Staffordshire, England

Octavia

Ingley

Niece

Single

0

1881

Tutbury, Staffordshire, England

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