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Household of William Whitcombe (born 1839, Middlesex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Lewes, Sussex, 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 Whitcombe and 15 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Whitcombe, born in 1839 in London, Middlesex, consisted of 16 members. William was the head of the household, married to Mary Whitcombe, born in 1840 in Lewes, Sussex, England. They had 5 children; William (born 1872 in Lewes, Sussex, England), Frank (born 1873 in Lewes, Sussex, England), Harry (born 1876 in Lewes, Sussex, England), Leonard (born 1877 in Lewes, Sussex, England) and Ethel (born 1880 in Lewes, Sussex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Servant, Lizzy (born 1864 in Kennington, Surrey, England), William's Servant, Fanny (born 1862 in Ditchling, Sussex, England), William's Servant, Emily (born 1863 in Worthing, Sussex, England), William's Servant, William (born 1866 in Lewes, Sussex, England), William's Servant, Fanny (born 1866 in Hampshire, England), William's Visitor, Herbert (born 1856 in Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England), William's -, William (born 1854 in City of London, Middlesex, England), William's -, Owen (born 1858 in City of London, Middlesex, England) and William's -, Walter (born 1861 in City of London, Middlesex, England).


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William Whitcombe's household

Male

William

Whitcombe

Head
Female

Mary

Whitcombe

Wife
Male

William

Whitcombe

Son
Male

Frank

Whitcombe

Son
Male

Harry

Whitcombe

Son
Male

Leonard

Whitcombe

Son
Female

Ethel

Whitcombe

Daughter
Female

Lizzy

Bishop

Servant
Female

Fanny

Hobden

Servant
Female

Emily

Cameron

Servant
Male

William

Reed

Servant
Female

Fanny

Branton

Servant
Male

Herbert

Fisher

Visitor
Male

William

Newington

-
Male

Owen

Carty

-
Male

Walter

Gillingham

-
First name(s) William
Last name Whitcombe
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place London, Middlesex, England

Household members (16 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Whitcombe

Head

Married

42

1839

London, Middlesex, England

Mary

Whitcombe

Wife

Married

41

1840

Lewes, Sussex, England

William

Whitcombe

Son

Single

9

1872

Lewes, Sussex, England

Frank

Whitcombe

Son

Single

8

1873

Lewes, Sussex, England

Harry

Whitcombe

Son

Single

5

1876

Lewes, Sussex, England

Leonard

Whitcombe

Son

Single

4

1877

Lewes, Sussex, England

Ethel

Whitcombe

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Lewes, Sussex, England

Lizzy

Bishop

Servant

Single

17

1864

Kennington, Surrey, England

Fanny

Hobden

Servant

Single

19

1862

Ditchling, Sussex, England

Emily

Cameron

Servant

Single

18

1863

Worthing, Sussex, England

William

Reed

Servant

Single

15

1866

Lewes, Sussex, England

Fanny

Branton

Servant

Single

15

1866

Hampshire, England

Herbert

Fisher

Visitor

Single

25

1856

Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England

William

Newington

-

Single

27

1854

City of London, Middlesex, England

Owen

Carty

-

Single

23

1858

City of London, Middlesex, England

Walter

Gillingham

-

Single

20

1861

City of London, Middlesex, England

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