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Household of John Adshead (born 1842, Middlesex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Mile End Old Town, 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.

John Adshead and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Adshead, born in 1842 in Limehouse, Middlesex, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Henry Adshead, born in 1867 in St George in the East, Middlesex, England. They had 5 children; Henry (born 1867 in St George in the East, Middlesex, England), Ada (born 1871 in Mile End Old Town, Middlesex, England), Edwin (born 1876 in Whitechapel, Middlesex, England), George (born 1877 in Whitechapel, Middlesex, England) and Herbert (born 1881 in Mile End Old Town, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Lodger, John Light, born in 1818 in Dartmouth, Devon, England.


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John Adshead's household

Male

John

Adshead

Head
Male

Henry

Adshead

Son
Female

Ada

Adshead

Daughter
Male

Edwin

Adshead

Son
Male

George

Adshead

Son
Male

Herbert

Adshead

Son
Female

Mary A

Adshead

Wife
Male

John

Light

Lodger
First name(s) John
Last name Adshead
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Limehouse, Middlesex, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Adshead

Head

Married

39

1842

Limehouse, Middlesex, England

Henry

Adshead

Son

Single

14

1867

St George in the East, Middlesex, England

Ada

Adshead

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Mile End Old Town, Middlesex, England

Edwin

Adshead

Son

Single

5

1876

Whitechapel, Middlesex, England

George

Adshead

Son

Single

4

1877

Whitechapel, Middlesex, England

Herbert

Adshead

Son

Single

0

1881

Mile End Old Town, Middlesex, England

Mary A

Adshead

Wife

Married

38

1843

Limehouse, Middlesex, England

John

Light

Lodger

Widower

63

1818

Dartmouth, Devon, England

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