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Household of John Barns (born 1842, Kent)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Tenterden, Kent, 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 Barns and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Barns, born in 1842 in Ashford, Kent, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary Barns, born in 1843 in Stone, Kent, England. They had 5 children; William (born 1870 in Ashford, Kent, England), Edith (born 1875 in Tenterden, Kent, England), Arthur (born 1877 in Tenterden, Kent, England), May (born 1879 in Tenterden, Kent, England) and Tom (born 1881 in Tenterden, Kent, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Servant, Ellen Swaffer, born in 1867 in Shadoxhurst, Kent, England.


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John Barns's household

Male

John

Barns

Head
Female

Mary

Barns

Wife
Male

William

Barns

Son
Female

Edith

Barns

Daughter
Male

Arthur

Barns

Son
Female

May

Barns

Daughter
Male

Tom

Barns

Son
Female

Ellen

Swaffer

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Barns
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Ashford, Kent, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Barns

Head

Married

39

1842

Ashford, Kent, England

Mary

Barns

Wife

Married

38

1843

Stone, Kent, England

William

Barns

Son

Single

11

1870

Ashford, Kent, England

Edith

Barns

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Tenterden, Kent, England

Arthur

Barns

Son

Single

4

1877

Tenterden, Kent, England

May

Barns

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Tenterden, Kent, England

Tom

Barns

Son

Single

0

1881

Tenterden, Kent, England

Ellen

Swaffer

Servant

Single

14

1867

Shadoxhurst, Kent, England

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