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Household of George Rackstraw (born 1840, Kent)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Gravesend, 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.

George Rackstraw and 14 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of George Rackstraw, born in 1840 in Gravesend, Kent, consisted of 15 members. George was the head of the household, married to Fanny Rackstraw, born in 1851 in Cobham, Kent, England. They had 3 children; Ella (born 1878 in Gravesend, Kent, England), Sybil (born 1879 in Gravesend, Kent, England) and Nellie (born 1881 in Gravesend, Kent, England).
During the period, also present in the household were George's Drapers Assistant, John (born 1845 in Loughborough, Gloucestershire, England), George's Drapers Assistant, Frank (born 1858 in Faversham, Kent, England), George's Apprentice, William Morton (born 1867 in Canterbury, Kent, England), George's Apprentice, Samuel (born 1867 in Pitsea, Essex, England), George's Apprentice, Arthur (born 1866 in Brixton, Surrey, England), George's Assistant, Ellen (born 1859 in Rochester, Kent, England), George's Assistant, Caroline Elizbth (born 1855 in London, Middlesex, England), George's Assistant, Adelaide (born 1861 in Exeter, Devon, England), George's Assistant, Caroline (born 1855 in Gravesend, Kent, England) and George's Assistant, Robert (born 1830 in Portsmouth, Hampshire, England).


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George Rackstraw's household

Male

George

Rackstraw

Head
Female

Fanny

Rackstraw

Wife
Female

Ella

Rackstraw

Daughter
Female

Sybil

Rackstraw

Daughter
Female

Nellie

Rackstraw

Daughter
Male

John

Mills

Drapers Assistant
Male

Frank

Wood

Drapers Assistant
Male

William Morton

Miller

Apprentice
Male

Samuel

Baker

Apprentice
Male

Arthur

Hook

Apprentice
Female

Ellen

Robins

Assistant
Female

Caroline Elizbth

Day

Assistant
Female

Adelaide

Woodman

Assistant
Female

Caroline

Lott

Assistant
Male

Robert

Dunham

Assistant
First name(s) George
Last name Rackstraw
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Gravesend, Kent, England

Household members (15 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

George

Rackstraw

Head

Married

41

1840

Gravesend, Kent, England

Fanny

Rackstraw

Wife

Married

30

1851

Cobham, Kent, England

Ella

Rackstraw

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Gravesend, Kent, England

Sybil

Rackstraw

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Gravesend, Kent, England

Nellie

Rackstraw

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Gravesend, Kent, England

John

Mills

Drapers Assistant

Single

36

1845

Loughborough, Gloucestershire, England

Frank

Wood

Drapers Assistant

Single

23

1858

Faversham, Kent, England

William Morton

Miller

Apprentice

Single

14

1867

Canterbury, Kent, England

Samuel

Baker

Apprentice

Single

14

1867

Pitsea, Essex, England

Arthur

Hook

Apprentice

Single

15

1866

Brixton, Surrey, England

Ellen

Robins

Assistant

Single

22

1859

Rochester, Kent, England

Caroline Elizbth

Day

Assistant

Single

26

1855

London, Middlesex, England

Adelaide

Woodman

Assistant

Single

20

1861

Exeter, Devon, England

Caroline

Lott

Assistant

Single

26

1855

Gravesend, Kent, England

Robert

Dunham

Assistant

Single

51

1830

Portsmouth, Hampshire, England

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