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Household of William West (born 1835, Kent)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in South Shields, Durham, 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 1835 in Rochester, Kent, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Mary A West, born in 1851 in Essex, England. They had 6 children; Sydney (born 1865 in Strood, Kent, England), William (born 1868 in Essex, England), John (born 1870 in Essex, England), Joseph (born 1873 in South Shields, Durham, England), Mary (born 1876 in South Shields, Durham, England) and Alfred (born 1879 in South Shields, Durham, England).


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William West's household

Male

William

West

Head
Female

Mary A

West

Wife
Male

Sydney

West

Son
Male

William

West

Son
Male

John

West

Son
Male

Joseph

West

Son
Female

Mary

West

Daughter
Male

Alfred

West

Son
First name(s) William
Last name West
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 46
Birth year 1835
Birth place Rochester, Kent, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

West

Head

Married

46

1835

Rochester, Kent, England

Mary A

West

Wife

Married

30

1851

Essex, England

Sydney

West

Son

Single

16

1865

Strood, Kent, England

William

West

Son

Single

13

1868

Essex, England

John

West

Son

Single

11

1870

Essex, England

Joseph

West

Son

Single

8

1873

South Shields, Durham, England

Mary

West

Daughter

Single

5

1876

South Shields, Durham, England

Alfred

West

Son

Single

2

1879

South Shields, Durham, England

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