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Household of William West (born 1824, Warwickshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Chester, Cheshire, 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 1824 in Warwickshire, consisted of 9 members. William was the head of the household, widower. He had 4 children; Hannah S (born 1858 in Chester, Cheshire, England), Sarah E (born 1859 in Chester, Cheshire, England), Samuel W (born 1865 in Chester, Cheshire, England) and Elizabeth (born 1852 in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England). He had 3 grandchildren; Elizabeth (born 1875 in Chester, Cheshire, England), John W (born 1878 in Castle Donington, Leicestershire, England) and George F (born 1880 in Chester, Cheshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Boarder, William Cheetham, born in 1857 in Congleton, Cheshire, England.


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William West's household

Male

William

West

Head
Female

Hannah S

West

Daughter
Female

Sarah E

West

Daughter
Male

Samuel W

West

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Belfield

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Belfield

Grand Daughter
Male

John W

Belfield

Grand Son
Male

George F

Belfield

Grand Son
Male

William

Cheetham

Boarder
First name(s) William
Last name West
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 57
Birth year 1824
Birth place Warwickshire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

West

Head

Widower

57

1824

Warwickshire, England

Hannah S

West

Daughter

Single

23

1858

Chester, Cheshire, England

Sarah E

West

Daughter

Single

22

1859

Chester, Cheshire, England

Samuel W

West

Son

Single

16

1865

Chester, Cheshire, England

Elizabeth

Belfield

Daughter

Married

29

1852

Birmingham, Warwickshire, England

Elizabeth

Belfield

Grand Daughter

Single

6

1875

Chester, Cheshire, England

John W

Belfield

Grand Son

Single

3

1878

Castle Donington, Leicestershire, England

George F

Belfield

Grand Son

Single

1

1880

Chester, Cheshire, England

William

Cheetham

Boarder

Single

24

1857

Congleton, Cheshire, England

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