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Household of James Geanssent (born 1823, Middlesex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Hackney, 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.

James Geanssent and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Geanssent, born in 1823 in Bethnal Green, Middlesex, consisted of 9 members. James was the head of the household, married to Sophia Geanssent, born in 1830 in Finsbury, Middlesex, England. They had 5 children; James (born 1860 in Hackney, Middlesex, England), Sophia (born 1861 in Hackney, Middlesex, England), Alice (born 1863 in Hackney, Middlesex, England), Ellen (born 1867 in Hackney, Middlesex, England) and Charles (born 1869 in Hackney, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Servant, Charlotte (born 1864 in Cottenham, Cambridgeshire, England) and James's Servant, Bertha (born 1868 in Hackney, Middlesex, England).


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James Geanssent's household

Male

James

Geanssent

Head
Female

Sophia

Geanssent

Wife
Male

James

Geanssent

Son
Female

Sophia

Geanssent

Daughter
Female

Alice

Geanssent

Daughter
Female

Ellen

Geanssent

Daughter
Male

Charles

Geanssent

Son
Female

Charlotte

Burkett

Servant
Female

Bertha

Foulston

Servant
First name(s) James
Last name Geanssent
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 58
Birth year 1823
Birth place Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Geanssent

Head

Married

58

1823

Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England

Sophia

Geanssent

Wife

Married

51

1830

Finsbury, Middlesex, England

James

Geanssent

Son

Single

21

1860

Hackney, Middlesex, England

Sophia

Geanssent

Daughter

Single

20

1861

Hackney, Middlesex, England

Alice

Geanssent

Daughter

Single

18

1863

Hackney, Middlesex, England

Ellen

Geanssent

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Hackney, Middlesex, England

Charles

Geanssent

Son

Single

12

1869

Hackney, Middlesex, England

Charlotte

Burkett

Servant

Single

17

1864

Cottenham, Cambridgeshire, England

Bertha

Foulston

Servant

Single

13

1868

Hackney, Middlesex, England

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