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Household of John Babbage (born 1839, Hampshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Portsea Island, 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 Babbage and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Babbage, born in 1839 in Isle of Wight, Hampshire, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary Ann Babbage, born in 1839 in Lincoln, Middlesex, England. They had 4 children; John (born 1865 in Isle of Wight, Hampshire, England), Ann (born 1868 in Landport, Hampshire, England), Edward (born 1870 in Southampton, Hampshire, England) and Emma (born 1873 in Landport, Hampshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Boarder, Frank Groom, born in 1865 in Pontypool, Monmouthshire, Wales.


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John Babbage's household

Male

John

Babbage

Head
Female

Mary Ann

Babbage

Wife
Male

John

Babbage

Son
Female

Ann

Babbage

Daughter
Male

Edward

Babbage

Son
Female

Emma

Babbage

Daughter
Male

Frank

Groom

Boarder
First name(s) John
Last name Babbage
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Isle of Wight, Hampshire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Babbage

Head

Married

42

1839

Isle of Wight, Hampshire, England

Mary Ann

Babbage

Wife

Married

42

1839

Lincoln, Middlesex, England

John

Babbage

Son

Single

16

1865

Isle of Wight, Hampshire, England

Ann

Babbage

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Landport, Hampshire, England

Edward

Babbage

Son

Single

11

1870

Southampton, Hampshire, England

Emma

Babbage

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Landport, Hampshire, England

Frank

Groom

Boarder

Single

16

1865

Pontypool, Monmouthshire, Wales

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