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Household of George Major (born 1848, Kent)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Brighton, 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 Major and 11 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of George Major, born in 1848 in Folkestone, Kent, consisted of 12 members. George was the head of the household, married to Mary Major, born in 1847 in Stourpaine, Dorset, England. They had 9 children; George (born 1869 in Brighton, Sussex, England), Richard (born 1871 in Brighton, Sussex, England), Henry (born 1876 in Brighton, Sussex, England), John (born 1878 in Brighton, Sussex, England), William (born 1881 in Brighton, Sussex, England), Amy (born 1868 in Camberwell, Surrey, England), Emily (born 1870 in Brighton, Sussex, England), Martha (born 1873 in Brighton, Sussex, England) and Harriet (born 1875 in Brighton, Sussex, England).
During the period, also present in the household was George's Apprentice, Richard Down, born in 1867 in Ashford, Kent, England.
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George Major's household
George
Major
Head
Mary
Major
Wife
George
Major
Son
Richard
Major
Son
Henry
Major
Son
John
Major
Son
William
Major
Son
Amy
Major
Daughter
Emily
Major
Daughter
Martha
Major
Daughter
Harriet
Major
Daughter
Richard
Down
Apprentice
| First name(s) | George |
| Last name | Major |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 33 |
| Birth year | 1848 |
| Birth place | Folkestone, Kent, England |
Household members (12 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
George | Major | Head | Married | 33 | 1848 | Folkestone, Kent, England | |
Mary | Major | Wife | Married | 34 | 1847 | Stourpaine, Dorset, England | |
George | Major | Son | Single | 12 | 1869 | Brighton, Sussex, England | |
Richard | Major | Son | Single | 10 | 1871 | Brighton, Sussex, England | |
Henry | Major | Son | Single | 5 | 1876 | Brighton, Sussex, England | |
John | Major | Son | Single | 3 | 1878 | Brighton, Sussex, England | |
William | Major | Son | Single | 0 | 1881 | Brighton, Sussex, England | |
Amy | Major | Daughter | Single | 13 | 1868 | Camberwell, Surrey, England | |
Emily | Major | Daughter | Single | 11 | 1870 | Brighton, Sussex, England | |
Martha | Major | Daughter | Single | 8 | 1873 | Brighton, Sussex, England | |
Harriet | Major | Daughter | Single | 6 | 1875 | Brighton, Sussex, England | |
Richard | Down | Apprentice | Single | 14 | 1867 | Ashford, Kent, England |
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