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Household of William Woolsey (born 1841, Lincolnshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Caistor, Lincolnshire, 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 Woolsey and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Woolsey, born in 1841 in Messingham, Lincolnshire, consisted of 9 members. William was the head of the household, married to Sophia J Woolsey, born in 1842 in Huntingdon, Huntingdonshire, England. They had 5 children; John T (born 1869 in Hull, Yorkshire, England), Sarah E (born 1873 in Grimsby, Lincolnshire, England), Mary E (born 1875 in Grimsby, Lincolnshire, England), Kate L (born 1877 in Grimsby, Lincolnshire, England) and Florence A (born 1879 in Grimsby, Lincolnshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Instructress, Emilie (born 1856 in Lincolnshire, England) and William's Servant, Elizabeth (born 1863 in Maltby, Lincolnshire, England).


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William Woolsey's household

Male

William

Woolsey

Head
Female

Sophia J

Woolsey

Wife
Male

John T

Woolsey

Son
Female

Sarah E

Woolsey

Daughter
Female

Mary E

Woolsey

Daughter
Female

Kate L

Woolsey

Daughter
Female

Florence A

Woolsey

Daughter
Female

Emilie

Mastin

Instructress
Female

Elizabeth

Vear

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Woolsey
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Messingham, Lincolnshire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Woolsey

Head

Married

40

1841

Messingham, Lincolnshire, England

Sophia J

Woolsey

Wife

Married

39

1842

Huntingdon, Huntingdonshire, England

John T

Woolsey

Son

Single

12

1869

Hull, Yorkshire, England

Sarah E

Woolsey

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Grimsby, Lincolnshire, England

Mary E

Woolsey

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Grimsby, Lincolnshire, England

Kate L

Woolsey

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Grimsby, Lincolnshire, England

Florence A

Woolsey

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Grimsby, Lincolnshire, England

Emilie

Mastin

Instructress

Single

25

1856

Lincolnshire, England

Elizabeth

Vear

Servant

Single

18

1863

Maltby, Lincolnshire, England

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