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Household of George E Norton (born 1815, Dorset)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Shaftesbury, Dorset, 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 E Norton and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of George E Norton, born in 1815 in Shaftesbury, Dorset, consisted of 9 members. George E was the head of the household, widower. He had 1 child; Charles E, born 1845 in Shaftesbury, Dorset, England. He had 1 grandchild; George E, born 1878 in Shaftesbury, Dorset, England.
During the period, also present in the household were George E's Daughter In Law, Mary (born 1854 in East Orchard, Dorset, England), George E's Visitor, Rose M (born 1861 in East Orchard, Dorset, England), George E's Visitor, Charlotte M (born 1862 in Stalbridge, Dorset, England), George E's Assistant, John (born 1866 in Ashford, Kent, England), George E's Assistant, Edward (born 1865 in Fressingfield, Suffolk, England) and George E's Servant, Ellen (born 1859 in Fontmell Magna, Dorset, England).


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George E Norton's household

Male

George E

Norton

Head
Male

Charles E

Norton

Son
Female

Mary

Norton

Daughter In Law
Male

George E

Norton

Grand Son
Female

Rose M

Hunt

Visitor
Female

Charlotte M

Harris

Visitor
Male

John

Rabson

Assistant
Male

Edward

Bond

Assistant
Female

Ellen

Tuffin

Servant
First name(s) George E
Last name Norton
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 66
Birth year 1815
Birth place Shaftesbury, Dorset, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

George E

Norton

Head

Widower

66

1815

Shaftesbury, Dorset, England

Charles E

Norton

Son

Married

36

1845

Shaftesbury, Dorset, England

Mary

Norton

Daughter In Law

Married

27

1854

East Orchard, Dorset, England

George E

Norton

Grand Son

Single

3

1878

Shaftesbury, Dorset, England

Rose M

Hunt

Visitor

Single

20

1861

East Orchard, Dorset, England

Charlotte M

Harris

Visitor

Single

19

1862

Stalbridge, Dorset, England

John

Rabson

Assistant

Single

15

1866

Ashford, Kent, England

Edward

Bond

Assistant

Single

16

1865

Fressingfield, Suffolk, England

Ellen

Tuffin

Servant

Single

22

1859

Fontmell Magna, Dorset, England

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