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Household of Edward J Harper (born 1840, Gloucestershire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Birmingham, Warwickshire, 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.

Edward J Harper and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Edward J Harper, born in 1840 in Stroud, Gloucestershire, consisted of 10 members. Edward J was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth M Harper, born in 1844 in Dursley, Gloucestershire, England. They had 7 children; Maud M (born 1865 in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England), Alice E (born 1869 in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England), Arthur H (born 1871 in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England), Florence E (born 1873 in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England), Agnes L (born 1874 in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England), Marian (born 1876 in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England) and Ernest F (born 1879 in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Edward J's Servant, Rhoda Bryan, born in 1865 in Bath, Somerset, England.


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Edward J Harper's household

Male

Edward J

Harper

Head
Female

Elizabeth M

Harper

Wife
Female

Maud M

Harper

Daughter
Female

Alice E

Harper

Daughter
Male

Arthur H

Harper

Son
Female

Florence E

Harper

Daughter
Female

Agnes L

Harper

Daughter
Female

Marian

Harper

Daughter
Male

Ernest F

Harper

Son
Female

Rhoda

Bryan

Servant
First name(s) Edward J
Last name Harper
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Stroud, Gloucestershire, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Edward J

Harper

Head

Married

41

1840

Stroud, Gloucestershire, England

Elizabeth M

Harper

Wife

Married

37

1844

Dursley, Gloucestershire, England

Maud M

Harper

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Birmingham, Warwickshire, England

Alice E

Harper

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Birmingham, Warwickshire, England

Arthur H

Harper

Son

Single

10

1871

Birmingham, Warwickshire, England

Florence E

Harper

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Birmingham, Warwickshire, England

Agnes L

Harper

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Birmingham, Warwickshire, England

Marian

Harper

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Birmingham, Warwickshire, England

Ernest F

Harper

Son

Single

2

1879

Birmingham, Warwickshire, England

Rhoda

Bryan

Servant

Single

16

1865

Bath, Somerset, England

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