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Household of Jacob Harper (born 1838, Wiltshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St George in the East, 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.

Jacob Harper and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Jacob Harper, born in 1838 in Trowbridge, Wiltshire, consisted of 10 members. Jacob was the head of the household, married to Sarah Harper, born in 1850 in Southampton, Hampshire, England. They had 5 children; Ellen (born 1871 in London, Middlesex, England), Annie (born 1873 in London, Middlesex, England), Alice (born 1876 in London, Middlesex, England), Louise (born 1878 in London, Middlesex, England) and George (born 1881 in London, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Jacob's Lodger Head, William (born 1824 in Ireland) and Jacob's Stepson, Eugene (born 1862 in London, Middlesex, England).


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Jacob Harper's household

Male

Jacob

Harper

Head
Female

Sarah

Harper

Wife
Female

Ellen

Harper

Daughter
Female

Annie

Harper

Daughter
Female

Alice

Harper

Daughter
Female

Louise

Harper

Daughter
Male

George

Harper

Son
Male

William

Harrington

Lodger Head
Female

Mary

Harrington

Wife
Male

Eugene

Harrington

Stepson
First name(s) Jacob
Last name Harper
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Trowbridge, Wiltshire, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Jacob

Harper

Head

Married

43

1838

Trowbridge, Wiltshire, England

Sarah

Harper

Wife

Married

31

1850

Southampton, Hampshire, England

Ellen

Harper

Daughter

Single

10

1871

London, Middlesex, England

Annie

Harper

Daughter

Single

8

1873

London, Middlesex, England

Alice

Harper

Daughter

Single

5

1876

London, Middlesex, England

Louise

Harper

Daughter

Single

3

1878

London, Middlesex, England

George

Harper

Son

Single

0

1881

London, Middlesex, England

William

Harrington

Lodger Head

Married

57

1824

Ireland

Mary

Harrington

Wife

Married

55

1826

Ireland

Eugene

Harrington

Stepson

Single

19

1862

London, Middlesex, England

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