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Household of John B Firth (born 1841, Norfolk)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Exeter, Devon, 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 B Firth and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John B Firth, born in 1841 in Yarmouth, Norfolk, consisted of 7 members. John B was the head of the household, married to Sarah E Firth, born in 1839 in Bradford, Yorkshire, England. They had 3 children; John B (born 1869 in Exeter, Devon, England), Frederick Herbert (born 1874 in Exeter, Devon, England) and Lucy E (born 1880 in Exeter, Devon, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John B's Sister Daughter, Mary E (born 1844 in Burnley, Lancashire, England) and John B's Servant, Lucy A (born 1862 in Exeter, Devon, England).


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John B Firth's household

Male

John B

Firth

Head
Female

Sarah E

Firth

Wife
Male

John B

Firth

Son
Male

Frederick Herbert

Firth

Son
Female

Lucy E

Firth

Daughter
Female

Mary E

Firth

Sister Daughter
Female

Lucy A

Gibbons

Servant
First name(s) John B
Last name Firth
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Yarmouth, Norfolk, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John B

Firth

Head

Married

40

1841

Yarmouth, Norfolk, England

Sarah E

Firth

Wife

Married

42

1839

Bradford, Yorkshire, England

John B

Firth

Son

Single

12

1869

Exeter, Devon, England

Frederick Herbert

Firth

Son

Single

7

1874

Exeter, Devon, England

Lucy E

Firth

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Exeter, Devon, England

Mary E

Firth

Sister Daughter

Single

37

1844

Burnley, Lancashire, England

Lucy A

Gibbons

Servant

Single

19

1862

Exeter, Devon, England

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