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Household of George Harris (born 1848, Warwickshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in West Ham, London,Essex, 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 Harris and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of George Harris, born in 1848 in Birmingham, Warwickshire, consisted of 8 members. George was the head of the household, married to Matilda Harris, born in 1849 in Islington, Middlesex, England. They had 5 children; Edward (born 1867 in Islington, Middlesex, England), Louisa (born 1873 in Stratford, Essex, England), George (born 1876 in Stratford, Essex, England), Alice (born 1877 in Stratford, Essex, England) and Alfred (born 1880 in Stratford, Essex, England).
During the period, also present in the household was George's Lodger, Mary Colvell, born in 1859 in Scotland.


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George Harris's household

Male

George

Harris

Head
Female

Matilda

Harris

Wife
Male

Edward

Harris

Son
Female

Louisa

Harris

Daughter
Male

George

Harris

Son
Female

Alice

Harris

Daughter
Male

Alfred

Harris

Son
Female

Mary

Colvell

Lodger
First name(s) George
Last name Harris
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 33
Birth year 1848
Birth place Birmingham, Warwickshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

George

Harris

Head

Married

33

1848

Birmingham, Warwickshire, England

Matilda

Harris

Wife

Married

32

1849

Islington, Middlesex, England

Edward

Harris

Son

Single

14

1867

Islington, Middlesex, England

Louisa

Harris

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Stratford, Essex, England

George

Harris

Son

Single

5

1876

Stratford, Essex, England

Alice

Harris

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Stratford, Essex, England

Alfred

Harris

Son

Single

1

1880

Stratford, Essex, England

Mary

Colvell

Lodger

Single

22

1859

Scotland

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