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Household of John Arkell (born 1834, Oxfordshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Basingstoke, Hampshire, 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 Arkell and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Arkell, born in 1834 in Clanfield, Oxfordshire, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mercy Arkell, born in 1859 in Rotherfield, Sussex, England. They had 5 children; Frederick Henry (born 1872 in Fawley, Buckinghamshire, England), Arthur Frank (born 1874 in Fawley, Buckinghamshire, England), Ernest John (born 1877 in Fawley, Buckinghamshire, England), Alice Mary (born 1880 in Fawley, Buckinghamshire, England) and Thomas Russel (born 1881 in Fawley, Buckinghamshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Servant, Emily Dixon, born in 1869 in Speen, Berkshire, England.


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John Arkell's household

Male

John

Arkell

Head
Female

Mercy

Arkell

Wife
Male

Frederick Henry

Arkell

Son
Male

Arthur Frank

Arkell

Son
Male

Ernest John

Arkell

Son
Female

Alice Mary

Arkell

Daughter
Male

Thomas Russel

Arkell

Son
Female

Emily

Dixon

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Arkell
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 47
Birth year 1834
Birth place Clanfield, Oxfordshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Arkell

Head

Married

47

1834

Clanfield, Oxfordshire, England

Mercy

Arkell

Wife

Married

22

1859

Rotherfield, Sussex, England

Frederick Henry

Arkell

Son

Single

9

1872

Fawley, Buckinghamshire, England

Arthur Frank

Arkell

Son

Single

7

1874

Fawley, Buckinghamshire, England

Ernest John

Arkell

Son

Single

4

1877

Fawley, Buckinghamshire, England

Alice Mary

Arkell

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Fawley, Buckinghamshire, England

Thomas Russel

Arkell

Son

Single

0

1881

Fawley, Buckinghamshire, England

Emily

Dixon

Servant

Single

12

1869

Speen, Berkshire, England

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