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Household of William Widdicombe (born 1837, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St George Hanover Square, London,Middlesex, 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 Widdicombe and 17 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Widdicombe, born in 1837 in Harberton, Devon, consisted of 18 members. William was the head of the household, married to Ellen Widdicombe, born in 1839 in Sussex, England. They had 2 children; William (born 1871 in St George's, Middlesex, England) and Ellen (born 1872 in St George's, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Servant, John (born 1860 in St George's, Middlesex, England), William's Servant, Charles (born 1863 in Marylebone, Middlesex, England), William's Servant, Elizabeth (born 1853 in Lambeth, Surrey, England), William's Servant, Hannah (born 1863 in Bermondsey, Surrey, England), William's Servant, Helen (born 1859 in City of London, Middlesex, England), William's Servant, Mary (born 1862 in Scotland), William's Visitor, Frances C (born 1830 in West Bromwich, Staffordshire, England), William's Servant, Mary (born 1862 in Plymouth, Devon, England), William's Visitor, Phoebe H (born 1856 in Canada), William's Visitor, Evelyn H (born 1857 in Scotland), William's Servant, Mary (born 1853 in Chigwell, Essex, England), William's Servant, Catherine (born 1853 in Scotland), William's Servant, James (born 1858 in Scotland) and William's Lodger, Alfred (born 1825 in Norfolk, England).


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William Widdicombe's household

Male

William

Widdicombe

Head
Female

Ellen

Widdicombe

Wife
Male

William

Widdicombe

Son
Female

Ellen

Widdicombe

Daughter
Male

John

Wallace

Servant
Male

Charles

Giles

Servant
Female

Elizabeth

Pope

Servant
Female

Hannah

Skelton

Servant
Female

Helen

Bussy

Servant
Female

Mary

Adams

Servant
Female

Frances C

Michell

Visitor
Female

Mary

Decon

Servant
Female

Phoebe H

Boswall

Visitor
Female

Evelyn H

Boswall

Visitor
Female

Mary

Lachford

Servant
Female

Catherine

Dewer

Servant
Male

James

Cavage

Servant
Male

Alfred

Burton

Lodger
First name(s) William
Last name Widdicombe
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 44
Birth year 1837
Birth place Harberton, Devon, England

Household members (18 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Widdicombe

Head

Married

44

1837

Harberton, Devon, England

Ellen

Widdicombe

Wife

Married

42

1839

Sussex, England

William

Widdicombe

Son

Single

10

1871

St George's, Middlesex, England

Ellen

Widdicombe

Daughter

Single

9

1872

St George's, Middlesex, England

John

Wallace

Servant

Single

21

1860

St George's, Middlesex, England

Charles

Giles

Servant

Single

18

1863

Marylebone, Middlesex, England

Elizabeth

Pope

Servant

Single

28

1853

Lambeth, Surrey, England

Hannah

Skelton

Servant

Single

18

1863

Bermondsey, Surrey, England

Helen

Bussy

Servant

Single

22

1859

City of London, Middlesex, England

Mary

Adams

Servant

Single

19

1862

Scotland

Frances C

Michell

Visitor

Widow

51

1830

West Bromwich, Staffordshire, England

Mary

Decon

Servant

Single

19

1862

Plymouth, Devon, England

Phoebe H

Boswall

Visitor

Married

25

1856

Canada

Evelyn H

Boswall

Visitor

Single

24

1857

Scotland

Mary

Lachford

Servant

Single

28

1853

Chigwell, Essex, England

Catherine

Dewer

Servant

Single

28

1853

Scotland

James

Cavage

Servant

Single

23

1858

Scotland

Alfred

Burton

Lodger

Single

56

1825

Norfolk, England

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