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Household of David Ford (born 1849, Hertfordshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Watford, Hertfordshire, 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.

David Ford and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of David Ford, born in 1849 in West Hyde, Hertfordshire, consisted of 8 members. David was the head of the household, married to Fanny Ford, born in 1851 in Thame, Oxfordshire, England. They had 4 children; Bessie (born 1873 in Maple Cross, Hertfordshire, England), William (born 1874 in Watford, Hertfordshire, England), Emma (born 1876 in Watford, Hertfordshire, England) and Frederick (born 1878 in Watford, Hertfordshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were David's Father In Law, Emanuel (born 1811 in Thame, Oxfordshire, England) and David's Husbands Sister, Ellen (born 1862 in West Hyde, Hertfordshire, England).


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David Ford's household

Male

David

Ford

Head
Female

Fanny

Ford

Wife
Female

Bessie

Ford

Daughter
Male

William

Ford

Son
Female

Emma

Ford

Daughter
Male

Frederick

Ford

Son
Male

Emanuel

Policott

Father In Law
Female

Ellen

Miles

Husbands Sister
First name(s) David
Last name Ford
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 32
Birth year 1849
Birth place West Hyde, Hertfordshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

David

Ford

Head

Married

32

1849

West Hyde, Hertfordshire, England

Fanny

Ford

Wife

Married

30

1851

Thame, Oxfordshire, England

Bessie

Ford

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Maple Cross, Hertfordshire, England

William

Ford

Son

Single

7

1874

Watford, Hertfordshire, England

Emma

Ford

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Watford, Hertfordshire, England

Frederick

Ford

Son

Single

3

1878

Watford, Hertfordshire, England

Emanuel

Policott

Father In Law

Widower

70

1811

Thame, Oxfordshire, England

Ellen

Miles

Husbands Sister

Single

19

1862

West Hyde, Hertfordshire, England

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