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Household of John Barber (born 1852, Cambridgeshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Sheffield, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), 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 Barber and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Barber, born in 1852 in Wisbech, Cambridgeshire, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Phoebe Gillatt Barber, born in 1850 in Littleport, Cambridgeshire, England. They had 4 children; William (born 1873 in Littleport, Cambridgeshire, England), Rebecca (born 1874 in Littleport, Cambridgeshire, England), John Thomas (born 1876 in Yorkshire, England) and Percy (born 1879 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Lodger Head, William (born 1822 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England) and John's Lodger, Betsy (born 1831 in Bradford, Yorkshire, England).


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John Barber's household

Male

John

Barber

Head
Female

Phoebe Gillatt

Barber

Wife
Male

William

Barber

Son
Female

Rebecca

Barber

Daughter
Male

John Thomas

Barber

Son
Male

Percy

Barber

Son
Male

William

Sorby

Lodger Head
Female

Betsy

Sorby

Lodger
First name(s) John
Last name Barber
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 29
Birth year 1852
Birth place Wisbech, Cambridgeshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Barber

Head

Married

29

1852

Wisbech, Cambridgeshire, England

Phoebe Gillatt

Barber

Wife

Married

31

1850

Littleport, Cambridgeshire, England

William

Barber

Son

Single

8

1873

Littleport, Cambridgeshire, England

Rebecca

Barber

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Littleport, Cambridgeshire, England

John Thomas

Barber

Son

Single

5

1876

Yorkshire, England

Percy

Barber

Son

Single

2

1879

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

William

Sorby

Lodger Head

Married

59

1822

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Betsy

Sorby

Lodger

Married

50

1831

Bradford, Yorkshire, England

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