William Excell in Kent in the 1881 Census

Details of William Excell of 24 The Mount, Chatham, Kent, England

First name(s): William
Last name: Excell
Relationship: Head
Marital status: Married
Gender: Male
Age: 49
Birth year: 1832
Occupation: Railway Inspector
Birth town: Wateringbury
Birth county: Kent
Birth place: England
Street: 24 The Mount
Town: —
Parish: Chatham
County: Kent
Country: England
Registration district: Medway

Other household members

First name(s)	Last name	Relationship	Marital status	Gender	Age	Birth year	Occupation	Birth place
First name(s) Susanna	Last name Excell	Relationship Wife	Marital status Married	Gender Female	Age 42	Birth year 1839	Occupation -	Birth place Newnham, Kent, England
First name(s) Thomas	Last name Excell	Relationship Son	Marital status Single	Gender Male	Age 17	Birth year 1864	Occupation Telegraph Clerk G P O	Birth place Westminster, Middlesex, England
First name(s) Walter	Last name Excell	Relationship Son	Marital status Single	Gender Male	Age 12	Birth year 1869	Occupation Scholar	Birth place Hanover Square, Middlesex, England
First name(s) Susanna	Last name Excell	Relationship Daughter	Marital status Single	Gender Female	Age 9	Birth year 1872	Occupation Scholar	Birth place Hanover Square, Middlesex, England
First name(s) Harry	Last name Excell	Relationship Son	Marital status Single	Gender Male	Age 6	Birth year 1875	Occupation Scholar	Birth place Hanover Square, Middlesex, England
First name(s) Beatrice	Last name Excell	Relationship Daughter	Marital status Single	Gender Female	Age 4	Birth year 1877	Occupation Scholar	Birth place Chatham, Kent, England

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 Excell family
in this 1881 Census record

Includes William Excell and 6 other people

Excell family summary

NAME: William Excell
BORN: 1832
BIRTH COUNTY: Kent
ADDRESS IN 1881: Chatham, Kent, England