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Household of John Alf Johnston (born 1840, Middlesex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in West Ham, London,Essex, 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 Alf Johnston and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Alf Johnston, born in 1840 in Hammersmith, Middlesex, consisted of 10 members. John Alf was the head of the household, married to Emma E Johnston, born in 1851 in Bow, Middlesex, England. They had 8 children; John Alf (born 1870 in Plaistow, Essex, England), Alice Lydia (born 1871 in Plaistow, Essex, England), Beatrice L (born 1873 in Plaistow, Essex, England), Laing (born 1874 in Plaistow, Essex, England), Amy Ruth (born 1876 in Plaistow, Essex, England), Henry (born 1877 in Plaistow, Essex, England), Edith Helen (born 1879 in Plaistow, Essex, England) and Horace (born 1881 in Plaistow, Essex, England).


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John Alf Johnston's household

Male

John Alf

Johnston

Head
Female

Emma E

Johnston

Wife
Male

John Alf

Johnston

Son
Female

Alice Lydia

Johnston

Daughter
Female

Beatrice L

Johnston

Daughter
Male

Laing

Johnston

Son
Female

Amy Ruth

Johnston

Daughter
Male

Henry

Johnston

Son
Female

Edith Helen

Johnston

Daughter
Male

Horace

Johnston

Son
First name(s) John Alf
Last name Johnston
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Hammersmith, Middlesex, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

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John Alf

Johnston

Head

Married

41

1840

Hammersmith, Middlesex, England

Emma E

Johnston

Wife

Married

30

1851

Bow, Middlesex, England

John Alf

Johnston

Son

Single

11

1870

Plaistow, Essex, England

Alice Lydia

Johnston

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Plaistow, Essex, England

Beatrice L

Johnston

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Plaistow, Essex, England

Laing

Johnston

Son

Single

7

1874

Plaistow, Essex, England

Amy Ruth

Johnston

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Plaistow, Essex, England

Henry

Johnston

Son

Single

4

1877

Plaistow, Essex, England

Edith Helen

Johnston

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Plaistow, Essex, England

Horace

Johnston

Son

Single

0

1881

Plaistow, Essex, England

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