Entry from the 1851 census.
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Parish Of St George Hanover Square | City of Westminster | |||||||||
Number on census | Street Number or Name of House | Name and surname of each person | Relation to Head of family | Married or not | Age of | Profession or Occupation | Where Born | If – 1. Deaf-and-Dumb
2. Blind 3. Imbecile or Idiot 4. Lunatic |
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Males | Females | |||||||||
1 | Buckingham Palace | Her Majesty Alexandrina Victoria | Wife | Mar | 31 | The Queen | Kensington Palace | |||
H.R.H. Francis Albert Augustus Charles Emanuel | Head | Mar | 31 | Duke Of Saxony. Prince Of Coburg and Gotha |
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H.R.H. Victoria Adelaide Mary Louisa | Dau | 10 | Princess Royal | Buckingham Palace | ||||||
H.R.H. Albert Edward | Son | 9 | Prince Of Wales | Do | ||||||
H.R.H. Alice Maud Mary | Dau | 7 | Princess | Do | ||||||
H.R.H. Alfred Ernest Albert | Son | 6 | Prince Of United Kingdom. Duke Of Saxony. Prince Of Coburg and Gotha | Windsor Castle | ||||||
H.R.H. Helena Augusta Victoria | Dau | 4 | Princess | Buckingham Palace | ||||||
H.R.H. Louisa Caroline Alberta | Do | 3 | Princess | Do | ||||||
H.R.H. Arthur William Patrick Albert | Son | 11m | Prince Of United Kingdom. Duke Of Saxony. Prince Of Coburg and Gotha | Do | ||||||
2 | Buckingham Palace | Amelia Matilda Murray | U | 55 | Maid Of Honor | |||||
Lucy Maria Kerr | U | 28 | Do | |||||||
Mary Percy | U | 32 | Servant to do | |||||||
Lydia Gratner | U | 28 | Wardrobe Maid | |||||||
Selina Lindfield | U | 28 | Princess Royals Draper | |||||||
Total Of Persons | 4 | 10 |
1. Take a look at this page for Westminster from the census of 1851
- Whose census return for 1851 is shown here?
- Who is listed as the Head of the household?
- What is this person’s title?
- Does this give us any clues about how the Victorians viewed the position of women?
- Where was this family staying at the time of this census?
- How many children are listed in this family?
- Who else is listed with the family?
- Does anything about this document surprise you?