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Household of Edward John Stanley (born 1839, Kent)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in West Ashford, Kent, 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 John Stanley and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Edward John Stanley, born in 1839 in Great Chart, Kent, consisted of 6 members. Edward John was the head of the household, married to Mercy Stanley, born in 1844 in Norwich, Norfolk, England. They had 2 children; Richard (born 1865 in Ashford, Kent, England) and Mary Ann (born 1867 in Ashford, Kent, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Edward John's Boarder, Jim (born 1807 in Hernhill, Surrey, England) and Edward John's Boarder, Mary (born 1839 in Brighton, Sussex, England).


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Edward John Stanley's household

Male

Edward John

Stanley

Head
Female

Mercy

Stanley

Wife
Male

Richard

Stanley

Son
Female

Mary Ann

Stanley

Daughter
Male

Jim

Wraight

Boarder
Female

Mary

Allen

Boarder
First name(s) Edward John
Last name Stanley
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Great Chart, Kent, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Edward John

Stanley

Head

Married

42

1839

Great Chart, Kent, England

Mercy

Stanley

Wife

Married

37

1844

Norwich, Norfolk, England

Richard

Stanley

Son

Single

16

1865

Ashford, Kent, England

Mary Ann

Stanley

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Ashford, Kent, England

Jim

Wraight

Boarder

Married

74

1807

Hernhill, Surrey, England

Mary

Allen

Boarder

Widow

42

1839

Brighton, Sussex, England

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