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Household of George Dark (born 1849, Dorset)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Steyning, Sussex, 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.

George Dark and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of George Dark, born in 1849 in Mapperton, Dorset, consisted of 8 members. George was the head of the household, married to Rosina Dark, born in 1852 in Lower Beeding, Sussex, England. They had 5 children; Frederick (born 1873 in Lower Beeding, Sussex, England), Elizabeth Annie (born 1875 in Botolphs, Sussex, England), Jane (born 1877 in Southwick, Sussex, England), George William (born 1879 in Slaugham, Sussex, England) and Infant (born 1881 in Old Shoreham, Sussex, England).
During the period, also present in the household was George's Visitor, Sarah Anne Melvers, born in 1864 in Nuthurst, Sussex, England.


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George Dark's household

Male

George

Dark

Head
Female

Rosina

Dark

Wife
Male

Frederick

Dark

Son
Female

Elizabeth Annie

Dark

Daughter
Female

Jane

Dark

Daughter
Male

George William

Dark

Son
Male

Infant

Dark

Son
Female

Sarah Anne

Melvers

Visitor
First name(s) George
Last name Dark
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 32
Birth year 1849
Birth place Mapperton, Dorset, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

George

Dark

Head

Married

32

1849

Mapperton, Dorset, England

Rosina

Dark

Wife

Married

29

1852

Lower Beeding, Sussex, England

Frederick

Dark

Son

Single

8

1873

Lower Beeding, Sussex, England

Elizabeth Annie

Dark

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Botolphs, Sussex, England

Jane

Dark

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Southwick, Sussex, England

George William

Dark

Son

Single

2

1879

Slaugham, Sussex, England

Infant

Dark

Son

Single

0

1881

Old Shoreham, Sussex, England

Sarah Anne

Melvers

Visitor

Single

17

1864

Nuthurst, Sussex, England

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