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Household of William Whiteway (born 1817, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Greenwich, London,Kent, 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 Whiteway and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Whiteway, born in 1817 in Newton Abbot, Devon, consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, married to Mary Whiteway, born in 1817 in Bovey Tracey, Devon, England. They had 2 children; Ann R (born 1855 in Greenwich, Kent, England) and Mary F (born 1846 in Greenwich, Kent, England). They had 2 grandchildren; Laurence (born 1879 in Greenwich, Kent, England) and Henry (born 1868 in Charlton, Kent, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Servant, Ann Murphy, born in 1862 in Wales.


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William Whiteway's household

Male

William

Whiteway

Head
Female

Mary

Whiteway

Wife
Female

Ann R

Whiteway

Daughter
Female

Mary F

Nelson

Daughter
Male

Laurence

Nelson

Grand Son
Female

Ann

Murphy

Servant
Male

Henry

Nelson

Grand Son
First name(s) William
Last name Whiteway
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 64
Birth year 1817
Birth place Newton Abbot, Devon, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Whiteway

Head

Married

64

1817

Newton Abbot, Devon, England

Mary

Whiteway

Wife

Married

64

1817

Bovey Tracey, Devon, England

Ann R

Whiteway

Daughter

Single

26

1855

Greenwich, Kent, England

Mary F

Nelson

Daughter

Married

35

1846

Greenwich, Kent, England

Laurence

Nelson

Grand Son

Single

2

1879

Greenwich, Kent, England

Ann

Murphy

Servant

Single

19

1862

Wales

Henry

Nelson

Grand Son

Single

13

1868

Charlton, Kent, England

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