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Household of William Witt (born 1841, Hampshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Brighton, 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 Witt and 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Witt, born in 1841 in Southampton, Hampshire, consisted of 11 members. William was the head of the household, married to Mary Witt, born in 1843 in Axford, Ireland. They had 6 children; Baby (born 1881 in Brighton, Sussex, England), Ada F (born 1870 in Hampshire, England), Louie (born 1873 in Hampshire, England), Maude (born 1875 in Ryde, Isle of Wight, Hampshire, England), Henry (born 1877 in Ryde, Isle of Wight, Hampshire, England) and George (born 1878 in Leamington, Warwickshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Boarder, Elizabeth R (born 1861 in Wexford, Wexford, Ireland), William's Servant, Charlotte (born 1826 in Kent, England) and William's Servant, Jane (born 1867 in Brighton, Sussex, England).


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William Witt's household

Male

William

Witt

Head
Female

Mary

Witt

Wife
Female

Baby

Witt

Daughter
Female

Ada F

Witt

Daughter
Female

Louie

Witt

Daughter
Female

Maude

Witt

Daughter
Male

Henry

Witt

Son
Male

George

Witt

Son
Female

Elizabeth R

Boardman

Boarder
Female

Charlotte

Bartley

Servant
Female

Jane

Gearing

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Witt
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Southampton, Hampshire, England

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Witt

Head

Married

40

1841

Southampton, Hampshire, England

Mary

Witt

Wife

Married

38

1843

Axford, Ireland

Baby

Witt

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Brighton, Sussex, England

Ada F

Witt

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Hampshire, England

Louie

Witt

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Hampshire, England

Maude

Witt

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Ryde, Isle of Wight, Hampshire, England

Henry

Witt

Son

Single

4

1877

Ryde, Isle of Wight, Hampshire, England

George

Witt

Son

Single

3

1878

Leamington, Warwickshire, England

Elizabeth R

Boardman

Boarder

Single

20

1861

Wexford, Wexford, Ireland

Charlotte

Bartley

Servant

Married

55

1826

Kent, England

Jane

Gearing

Servant

Single

14

1867

Brighton, Sussex, England

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