Florence Nightingale in London, Middlesex in the 1881 Census

Details of Florence Nightingale of 10 South Street, St George Hanover Square, London, Middlesex, England

First name(s): Florence
Last name: Nightingale
Relationship: Head
Marital status: Single
Gender: Female
Age: 60
Birth year: 1821
Occupation: Directress Of Nightingale Fund For Training Hospital Nurses
Birth town: —
Birth county: —
Birth place: Italy
Street: 10 South Street
Town: —
Parish: St George Hanover Square
County: London, Middlesex
Country: England
Registration district: St George Hanover Square

Other household members

First name(s)	Last name	Relationship	Marital status	Gender	Age	Birth year	Occupation	Birth place
First name(s) Fanny	Last name Dowding	Relationship Servant	Marital status Single	Gender Female	Age 26	Birth year 1855	Occupation Ladysmaid	Birth place Battersea, Surrey, England
First name(s) Ann J	Last name Dowding	Relationship Servant	Marital status Single	Gender Female	Age 33	Birth year 1848	Occupation Housemaid	Birth place Milton, Hampshire, England
First name(s) Maria E	Last name Brooks	Relationship Servant	Marital status Single	Gender Female	Age 20	Birth year 1861	Occupation Housemaid	Birth place Holloway, Derbyshire, England
First name(s) Joanna	Last name Kennedy	Relationship Servant	Marital status Single	Gender Female	Age 55	Birth year 1826	Occupation Cook	Birth place Ireland

About the 1881 England Wales and Scotland Census

When the 1881 census was taken on April 3rd, the total population of England, Wales and Scotland was recorded as 29,707,207. The First Boer War ended only weeks before the 1881 census.

As with any historical research, the golden rule of family history is to check the original record, or "primary source", wherever possible. We have provided clear images of the original census enumeration books for you to view once you've found the right family in the indexes.

When using census returns, once you have located your ancestor in the census, you should then view the original images to validate your findings. The image of the original document will also help you see the household in the context of surrounding households as all the information will be provided in one clear place, as it was originally written down.

The original documents would have been given to your ancestor several days before 3 April, and the head of household would have been asked to fill in the details for anyone who would have been residing at that address on the census date. If the head of the household was unable to read or write, the enumerator - a literate person who would be collecting the census forms - would help fill in the details. Because of this, however, you may note mistakes that were made, such as name spellings. It should also be noted that many people were often economical with the truth when it came to their ages.

Note: the census includes details of people resident in docked vessels and institutions such as prisons, workhouses, hospitals, and barracks, as well as individual households.

See the whole Nightingale family
in this 1881 Census record

Includes Florence Nightingale and 4 other people

Nightingale family summary

NAME: Florence Nightingale
BORN: 1821
BIRTH COUNTY: -
ADDRESS IN 1881: St George Hanover Square, London, Middlesex, England