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Household of Henry Follows (born 1831, Leicestershire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Poplar, London,Middlesex, 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.

Henry Follows and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Henry Follows, born in 1831 in St Margaret's, Leicestershire, consisted of 9 members. Henry was the head of the household, married to Susan Follows, born in 1833 in Boston, Lincolnshire, England. They had 2 children; Benjamin (born 1871 in St Margaret's, Leicestershire, England) and Elizabeth (born 1876 in St Margaret's, Leicestershire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Henry's Lodger, Richard (born 1847 in Leicester, Leicestershire, England), Henry's Lodger, James (born 1845 in Desford, Leicestershire, England), Henry's Lodger, Charles (born 1841 in Bedford, Bedfordshire, England), Henry's Lodger, John (born 1857 in Norfolk, England) and Henry's Lodger, George (born 1835 in Romford, Essex, England).


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Henry Follows's household

Male

Henry

Follows

Head
Female

Susan

Follows

Wife
Male

Benjamin

Follows

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Follows

Daughter
Male

Richard

Lines

Lodger
Male

James

Heward

Lodger
Male

Charles

Warren

Lodger
Male

John

Barker

Lodger
Male

George

Stone

Lodger
First name(s) Henry
Last name Follows
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 50
Birth year 1831
Birth place St Margaret's, Leicestershire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Henry

Follows

Head

Married

50

1831

St Margaret's, Leicestershire, England

Susan

Follows

Wife

Married

48

1833

Boston, Lincolnshire, England

Benjamin

Follows

Son

Single

10

1871

St Margaret's, Leicestershire, England

Elizabeth

Follows

Daughter

Single

5

1876

St Margaret's, Leicestershire, England

Richard

Lines

Lodger

Married

34

1847

Leicester, Leicestershire, England

James

Heward

Lodger

Widower

36

1845

Desford, Leicestershire, England

Charles

Warren

Lodger

Single

40

1841

Bedford, Bedfordshire, England

John

Barker

Lodger

Single

24

1857

Norfolk, England

George

Stone

Lodger

Single

46

1835

Romford, Essex, England

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