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Household of Francis Jest (born 1824, Kent)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Sheppey, 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.

Francis Jest and one other person are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Francis Jest, born in 1824 in Sheerness, Kent, consisted of 2 members. Francis was the head of the household, single.
During the period, also present in the household was Francis's Servant, Elizabeth Cobly, born in 1849 in Hampshire, England.


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Francis Jest's household

Male

Francis

Jest

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Cobly

Servant
First name(s) Francis
Last name Jest
Relationship Head
Marital status Single
Age 57
Birth year 1824
Birth place Sheerness, Kent, England

Household members (2 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Francis

Jest

Head

Single

57

1824

Sheerness, Kent, England

Elizabeth

Cobly

Servant

Single

32

1849

Hampshire, England

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