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Household of William Wimhurst (born 1844, Kent)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Hastings, 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 Wimhurst and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Wimhurst, born in 1844 in Sevenoaks, Kent, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Ann Wimhurst, born in 1838 in Fairlight, Sussex, England. They had 1 child; William T, born 1877 in St Leonard's, Sussex, England.
During the period, also present in the household were William's Niece, Alice (born 1861 in St Leonard's, Sussex, England), William's Lodger, Walter (born 1847 in Ringmer, Sussex, England), William's Lodger, Henry (born 1853 in Bristol, Gloucestershire, England), William's Lodger, Thomas (born 1850 in Gillingham, Kent, England) and William's Lodger, Samuel (born 1854 in Battle, Sussex, England).


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William Wimhurst's household

Male

William

Wimhurst

Head
Female

Ann

Wimhurst

Wife
Male

William T

Wimhurst

Son
Female

Alice

Clarke

Niece
Male

Walter

Haffenden

Lodger
Male

Henry

Combe

Lodger
Male

Thomas

Fox

Lodger
Male

Samuel

Coleman

Lodger
First name(s) William
Last name Wimhurst
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place Sevenoaks, Kent, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Wimhurst

Head

Married

37

1844

Sevenoaks, Kent, England

Ann

Wimhurst

Wife

Married

43

1838

Fairlight, Sussex, England

William T

Wimhurst

Son

Single

4

1877

St Leonard's, Sussex, England

Alice

Clarke

Niece

Single

20

1861

St Leonard's, Sussex, England

Walter

Haffenden

Lodger

Widower

34

1847

Ringmer, Sussex, England

Henry

Combe

Lodger

Single

28

1853

Bristol, Gloucestershire, England

Thomas

Fox

Lodger

Single

31

1850

Gillingham, Kent, England

Samuel

Coleman

Lodger

Single

27

1854

Battle, Sussex, England

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