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Household of John Anscombe (born 1829, Sussex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Brighton, Sussex, 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 Anscombe and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Anscombe, born in 1829 in Lindfield, Sussex, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Martha Anscombe, born in 1833 in Ripe, Sussex, England. They had 2 children; Parker (born 1855 in Brighton, Sussex, England) and Edwin (born 1862 in Sussex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Step Daughter, Mary A (born 1860 in Burgess Hill, Sussex, England), John's Step Daughter, Agnes (born 1861 in Brighton, Sussex, England), John's Lodger Head, Elizabeth (born 1840 in South America) and John's Niece, Edith P (born 1865 in South America).


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John Anscombe's household

Male

John

Anscombe

Head
Female

Martha

Anscombe

Wife
Male

Parker

Anscombe

Son
Male

Edwin

Anscombe

Son
Female

Mary A

Herriott

Step Daughter
Female

Agnes

Herriott

Step Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Comber

Lodger Head
Female

Edith P

Comber

Niece
First name(s) John
Last name Anscombe
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 52
Birth year 1829
Birth place Lindfield, Sussex, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Anscombe

Head

Married

52

1829

Lindfield, Sussex, England

Martha

Anscombe

Wife

Married

48

1833

Ripe, Sussex, England

Parker

Anscombe

Son

Single

26

1855

Brighton, Sussex, England

Edwin

Anscombe

Son

Single

19

1862

Sussex, England

Mary A

Herriott

Step Daughter

Single

21

1860

Burgess Hill, Sussex, England

Agnes

Herriott

Step Daughter

Single

20

1861

Brighton, Sussex, England

Elizabeth

Comber

Lodger Head

Single

41

1840

South America

Edith P

Comber

Niece

Single

16

1865

South America

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